Residents encouraged to ‘geek’ out at libraries
CARMICHAELS – Greene County resident may soon add a new verb to their vocabulary – “geek.”
Flenniken Public Library, as well as the entire Greene County Library System, is participating in Geek the Library, a community-based public awareness campaign that highlights what people are passionate about and how libraries can support them in an effort to heighten awareness about the critical funding issues public libraries face.
Geek the Library features local educational material that introduces “geek” as a verb, and encourages the public to talk about what they ‘geek’ -whether it’s engineering, superheroes or art. The public awareness campaign illustrates the fact that everyone is passionate about something – everyone ‘geeks’ something – and that the library supports them all.
Flenniken Public Library is currently offering the following ways for you to get your geek on:
• Start your geeking off right by stopping in the library from May 17-31and pick through a wide selection of used books at the Friends of the Library Book Sale. This is a great opportunity to prepare your summer reading collection. The library will accept monetary donations;
• Print what you geek using the library’s 3D printing services. Making a print is as easy as getting some quick instruction from the library staff, and then downloading a file to the printer. If you are really feeling adventurous, you can create your own design.
• Do you geek higher education? If so, learn more about getting financial aid when a representative from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency makes a visit to the library at 5 p.m. June 9. Register by calling 724-966-5263.
• Show everyone what you geek by stopping in the library to get an 8.5 by 11 poster made of you geeking out from May 16-27. Feel free to bring in supplies to really personalize your poster.
• Do you geek ruffle scarfs, but have no idea how to crochet them? Come to the library at 6 p.m. May 28 to learn to create your own. This is a beginning-crochet skill. Please register for this event by calling 724-966-5263 so there will be enough materials, but let the library know if you have your own crochet needle and Sashay yarn. The cost of the yarn and needle is $5 if you purchase them through the library.