WCTS Spring Event - $5 Book Sale with Maris / Creative Studios Demo

Wednesday, May 7, 8:30-11:45 (see schedule below)
Location: Berlin Public Library, Kay Swan Meeting Room (2nd floor)

One day, three events you won't want to miss!

8:30-11:00     Explore Creative Studios - Spend hands-on time exploring several of the items available for your library to borrow from the WCTS Creative Studio collection., including our new and revamped Storytime Kits, Pete's Garage collection, and play with the Occulus virtual reality equipment. Items will be out from 8:30-11, stop in any time.

9:30-10:00     Learn About Creativebug - Get a demo of how your patrons can learn with Creativebug and how you can use it to build and enhance programs. Complete a simple project found on Creativebug and leave with a ready-to-go program guide and inspiration to create more!

10:00 - 11:00     Shop the $5 Book Sale, presented by Maris Education, to find new childrens nonfiction books and Wisconsin nonfiction titles for your collections. 

11:15-11:45     Pizza lunch

Register here.

Details:

Book Sale:

Maris Dambekaln of Maris Education will bring a large selection of nonfiction children's books for $5 and Wisconsin Historical Society materials you may purchase for your library.

Everything will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. You'll want to come early! You don't need to bring cash -- Maris will compile one invoice for WCTS, and we'll invoice your library separately.

Creative Studios & Creativebug Demo:

A number of kits and tools from the Creative Studios collection will be out for you to play with. Crystal will demo several of them. Ask questions, learn more about how you can use them at your library, and leave with new skills. 
Library directors: attendees can record one (1) Tech CE hour toward recertification.

Lunch: A free pizza lunch will be provided for attendees.

 

Non-WCTS members are welcome to attend.

Contact Crystal Marschall at marschall@winnefox.org or 920-361-1916.

Date: 
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
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