Libraries and Halloween: A Perfect Pair

There's a lot of buzz around the perch today since we're all getting ready for our Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tonight.  We're always excited about this event not only because it's our busiest night of the year, but also because it's loads of fun.  We enjoy getting ready for it, putting up the decorations, buying the treats, setting up the crafts, and organizing the games.  And we enjoy actually doing it, seeing the kids (and sometimes their parents!) in their cute costumes going all over the library and having a good time.

Libraries have always had various Halloween materials, such as books, movies, and music, but nowadays libraries are doing more traditional things like actual trick-or-treating.  With candy collecting door-to-door becoming less safe, Halloween programs at libraries are popular with parents and kids who can celebrate the holiday inside the safety and warmth of a building.

So if you're looking for a safe place to strut your stuff in your Halloween costume, get some candy and snacks, and party until the ghosts go home, check out your library for fun programs and activities.  You'll have a ghoulish good time!

Happy Halloween from the perch.