Librarian's Guide to Passive Programming by Emily T. Wichman

Author:Emily T. Wichman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Figure 4.2 Create a display using all of the photographs. The poster text reads: “Catch that Gnome! There's a gnome loose in the library! Can you tell where he's been? He’ll come home with one lucky person who can discover the location of his hiding places.”

Figure 4.3 Catch That Gnome! answer sheet.

Coded Message Scavenger Hunt

The Children's Department at Ela Area Public Library (IL) has found great success with a passive program developed by Barb, a longtime employee, combining two sure-to-appeal activities: scavenger hunts and coded messages. For approximately the last 12 years, she has developed a code in which each letter of the alphabet is assigned a symbol. The letters and their accompanying symbols are printed on small pieces of paper and hidden throughout the department. With a symbol key in hand, kids have to find each letter and record it on the key. Every week, a new secret message is posted and participants have to use their key to decode it. Children's librarian Liz reports that the program generates great excitement, with “teams of kids racing around the Children's Department, announcing excitedly when they find a clue.” During the eight-week 2010 summer reading session, 40 to 140 children participated in the program each week, with a total of 575 entries submitted over the period!

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