We here at Scott Township Public Library would like to apologize for being MIA the past week or so. We’ve been super busy with our Summer Reading Clubs. We have programs for everyone from birth through age 100+ so be sure to sign up today! Now, on to our regular scheduled blog post…
If you’ve noticed some new faces around the library lately, you’ve noticed our summer interns. We have two incredible interns this summer, both named Beth & both Graduate Students in the University of Pittsburgh’s Masters in Library & Information Science Program (Did you know it takes a Degree & a whole lot of work to become a Librarian?).
Today’s blog post has been written by McBeth (we’ve taken to nicknaming our Beth interns):
Summer is here and, for many of us, this means going on a vacation. I am looking forward to my family vacation in August to Pymatuning State Park where the “ducks walk on the fish”.
There will be over 20 of us really roughing it in 4 cabins with full bathrooms, kitchens and heat!
I grew up going camping with my family and friends on the weekends. I’ve camped in luxurious cabins and tiny tents; hot balmy weather and frigid nights; fancy campgrounds and remote woods. I’ve also experiences all kinds nightly animal visitors from raccoons in the garbage to swarms of mosquitos . A skunk once licked my foot!
But no matter what my favorite part of camping is at night around the campfire with stories and s’mores and just being together . Even if you can’t leave your house try camping out in the back yard or even on the living room floor. Get out the pillows and blankets and huddle on the floor or backyard. Play games, tell stories and reconnect with each other while disconnecting from the internet, tv and phone. Get outside and look up at the stars every once in a while.
Don’t know where to start? Scott Library has some resources to get you started. Check out these great titles available in our collection:
The essential family camper: a handbook for the great outdoors by Zora Aiken and David Aiken
The 175 best camp games: a handbook for leaders by Laura Kathleen & Mary Fraser
More scary stories to tell in the dark, collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Swartz
The joy of grilling by Joseph Famularo and 365 great barbecue & grilling recipes by Lonnie Gandara
The complete idiot’s guide to astronomy by Christopher De Pree and Alan Axelrod
Please leave comments! Do you have a favorite place to go camping? How about a funny vacation story to share? Where are you going on vacation this summer? We’d like to hear from you!
McBeth @ Scott