Steal This Idea: Family Fort Night at the Library

The Location:

My local public library (Herrick DL).

The Event:

Family Fort Night.

The Plan:

For an hour after the library closes, families have run of the children’s section. After a whole group story time, kids and their grown-ups build forts out of whatever materials they bring (clips provided by the library).

Then:

Grab some books and read in that fort.

And:

Put your stuffed animal to bed in that fort.

Also:

S’mores were served.

It was a fun night, and I think it’s a program that would work in libraries everywhere.

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