Joshua Roush sizes up Wild Thing

If you have read Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are recently, you will know that a rumpus is not necessarily a bad thing! The 80 attendees who met WILD THING at Putnam Library on October 30 certainly had a good time making a rumpus. Kids and their caregivers had a chance to meet the character from the book (and now a new motion picture) and even pose for a photos. After the story and character were presented, kids had a chance to create their own “Wild Thing” paper bag puppets to take home.

Cindy Van Neste from Eaton County’s Early Childhood Connections was on hand as a sponsor of the event. Free books were provided to each family, thanks to ECC. The character costume was presented by a partnership between ECC and the Eaton County Literacy Coalition. Both of these organizations work with libraries and preschool groups to promote literacy. Anyone from the Maple Valley area who is interested in helping form a literacy council for the area can contact Cindy through the library.

Thank you to our event sponsors Early Childhood Connections and Eaton County Great Start!and volunteers Deb Crandall and Darcey Turner for making it a fun event!

Friends of the Library reorganizing

A group of interested library supporters met Tuesday, November 3rd to discuss the reorganization of the Putnam District Library's Friends of the Library (FOL) group. Currently there are nearly 30 people interested in formally supporting the group and assisting with fundraising, advocacy, and volunteerism.

If you were unable to attend the meeting, please stop by and pick up the informational packet that was distributed. Please fill out an FOL information sheet and return it to the front desk so that we know how you may best serve the library as an official or unofficial Friend of the Library.