Alex Brower
Reference Manager
While in-person programming is on hold right now, librarians have had to find new and exciting ways to connect with their patrons. Virtual story times are one of the most popular programs that libraries can provide safely, and how better to take your story time to the next level than puppets?!
I get it. You don’t want to use some strange, unfamiliar puppet in your story time. It might throw off your game. So let me introduce you to a few of MLC's favorite puppets. That way, when you check one out, it’ll be like having an old friend there reading along with you. One who doesn’t require a mask!
The first puppet I’d like to introduce is Romeo. A family
man (meaning he is part of a family set), he enjoys poetry, green Jell-O, and lazy
Sundays. When asked why he dislikes aye-ayes so much, Romeo brought up their
weird long fingers. We have to agree; they're pretty weird.
Romeo also loves to travel, so why don’t you invite him and
his family over for a program or two? He’s a great listener.
Our next puppet is a sweet little dragon called Linda. Linda loves flowers. She loves
smelling them, growing them, and eating them! She makes a mean arrangement (if
you ask her nicely). April is already a great month, but if you ask our
favorite anthophile Linda, April 25th is just the perfect date! If
only dragons needed a light jacket… As for her dislike of hobbits, apparently Linda’s ancestor
had a nasty run-in with one in the past. Something about dwarves and stolen
gold? We couldn’t make it all out, since she got pretty heated (ha!).
Our final puppet on show is a possum called Blossom. Blossom
is a trash connoisseur and devoted mother to her baby, Delphine. In her free
time, she enjoys solving the world’s lupus problem, one tick at a time. Fun
fact: possums eat approximately 5,000 ticks each season, according to MDWFP (link below). Don’t ask her about Gary unless you want to be hissed at,
which we don’t recommend. We think her dislike of sad songs may be tied in some
way to Gary as well, but we were afraid to ask. She did promise not to get into
the library’s trash if she was invited to story time, which is a big ask for a
possum.
To see a complete list of puppets available for checkout
through MLC, visit this link: https://www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ms-libraries/special-collections/puppet-kits/.
To check out any of the puppets featured here or any of our other puppets,
contact Charlie Simpkins, MLC’s Digital Consultant. His email is csimpkins@mlc.lib.ms.us
and his phone number is 601-432-4498.
For more information about how possums are helpful, tick-eating friends, visit this link: http://www.mdwfp.com/media/news/wildlife-hunting/species-portrait-opossum/
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