By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
What better way to celebrate National Library Week than by giving out books? Or maybe selling them for a small fee. The Great Bend Public Library has a full slate of activities planned for April 23-29 to celebrate the week. Marketing Outreach Manager Hannah Glass said that begins with a mini book sale that began Monday and runs all week.
"We're calling it a mini book sale because our typical book sale is just huge," she said. "It takes up our entire lower-level meeting room. This is much more scaled down from that."
Several tables of books will still be up for sale, with hardback books going for one dollar and everything else selling for 50 cents. Tuesday will be Story Time all day. Wednesday is reserved for book "tasting,'" where potential readers can peruse some information about a collection of books to determine if they are interested.
The biggest events will be held Thursday and Friday, with an all-day scavenger hunt for all ages on Thursday. As part of Library Celebration Day Friday, readers are encouraged to visit the library and video themselves discussing a favorite book. Those who do not wish to be videoed can still have their voice recorded.
"That will then be compiled and put on our YouTube channel," Glass said. "So if people want to come in and, basically, they're talking about a favorite book and recommending it, then we'll put that on our YouTube channel."
Tuesday's all-day storytime will include a special butterfly Story Time and a butterfly release. Activities begin at 10:30 a.m. that morning.