Library offers fun, information programs for all ages By Katrina Goforth The Southern Praire Library System serves Altus and the surrounding communities. With annual literacy programs, the Altus Public Library offers free programs for children, teens and adults that promote literacy and learning. On Wednesday mornings at 10:30, the library hosts storytime — an hour of story-telling and a small craft for pre-school age children. For the child who struggles to read confidently, the library brings in Knox, a service dogin-training, once a month for Reading with Dogs. LEGO club gives children
a safe place to work on motor skills and problem-solving skills while having loads of fun, and family movie nights give children and parents a chance to spend time together without spending money at a theater. For teens, the library offers teen-centered activities, movies and snacks on the last Tuesday of the month, a Teen Book Club, DIY crafts, movie nights and a Spring Break Teen Mural Program. You can see the fruits of the Teen Mural Program hanging on the walls of the library. The library also offers children and teens the opportunity to learn important tech skills in Code Club where
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children learn how to make websites, video games, apps and animations, preparing them for a world full of technology. The library’s summer reading program encourages children and teens to engage in reading with prizes, crafts, activities, special performances from children’s acts and snacks, all centered around a statewide theme. Past themes include “Libraries Rock” and “A Universe of Stories.” But libraries aren’t just for children. Once a month, the library and Museum of the Western Prairie host a book review open to people of all ages. These book reviews often include historically
Altus Public Library Branch Manager Bailee Hutchinson. themed books written about Oklahoma history or by Oklahoma authors. There are even light refreshments served. If you’re new to the area, stop in and sign up for a library card. With interlibrary loans, digital readers, and a genealogy section, there are more than just books in the library.
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