Library-use models are changing, and we’re excited to help our amazing library clients create more interactive days and activities as their place in their town’s social life changes too.
Here are a few of our most popular library options, and why our librarian clients choose them.
Most Value: Magic, Science, and Bubble Shows
- Details – Invite our entertainers for a 30 or 60min show to entertain groups of 10-50 kids! With optional post-show activities like slime labs, bubble play, or balloon twisting, our shows are flexible ways to fit entertainment in your budget. Learn more about our science, bubble, and magic shows!
- Why librarians love it – If you want daytime programming where parents and kids can both sit down and chill out, kids’ shows are a great way to do that.
- Educational Tie-Ins – Our science show plays with density, electricity, and (safe) chemical reactions! Our bubble show explores shapes, states of matter, and forming a hypothesis. (And magic is just fun!)
- Age range considerations – While our magic shows are great for kids as young as 2 or 3 years old, we suggest the bubble show for ages 3-10 and science is best enjoyed by kids 5-10.
Most Marketable: Character Meet & Greet
- Details – Have a character come to do an amusement-park-styled meet and greet where each kid can meet them, have them work the front desk, have them greeting guests as they enter the library, or do story time. These packages are SUPER flexible and because all of our cartoon characters are trained actors, they can even switch the plan mid-event if you need. Learn more here.
- Why librarians love it – having a cartoon character (or several) visit for a day is a great way to get families in and more unique than other kid-centered activities. We can get through a LOT of children through meet and greets and it’s more flexible than other packages.
- Educational Tie-Ins – Invite characters to come in and read children’s books, promote the library’s collection of graphic novels, or encourage families to make a trip to the library!
- Age range considerations – Character visits are our most flexible entertainment type and can be enjoyed by anyone from babies through upper elementary school.
Most Educational: Circus Classes
- Details – Have a balloon artist, juggler, or magician come and do small work-shops with anyone over the age of 6. You can also add-on hours of professional entertainment if you want to entertain guests earlier or later in the day! Learn more here.
- Why Librarians Love It – If you don’t have a full maker-space but want to offer a different and creative workshop, this takes almost no supplies or space.
- Educational Tie-Ins – Maker-spaces and workshops have helped embrace libraries’ value as a third space, and these are great additions to any workshop or craft spaces.
- Age range considerations – With parent help, our circus classes can be enjoyed with kids as young as 5 years old. For a workshop without parent help, we suggest starting them at 7 or 8 years old (but they can also be enjoyed by tweens, teens, and adults!). Please note, however, that this is not a baby sitting service and that parents should be available in the library for emergencies.
Most Active: Foam Party
- Details – Our foam techs will turn your parking lot or lawn into a giant outdoor foam pit full of dancing, laughter, and memories. Learn more here.
- Why Librarians Love It – Foam is extremely high-energy and visual. It’s easy to promote, super popular for all ages, and is extremely social-media friendly.
- Educational Tie-Ins – Start or end your summer reading campaigns with a bang! Foam parties run roughly from Memorial Day through Labor Day (just like pools), and make for a great celebration.
- Age range considerations – Foam can be enjoyed by anyone 3-103, but is best enjoyed by groups of relatively similar ages. For example, if you advertise a
WANT ANYTHING ELSE? Just ask! All of our packages can be tweaked especially for libraries. We’d love to help get families into your branch!
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