The first week of May is "Screen-Free Week," previously known as TV Turn-Off Week or more recently as Digital Detox Week. Whatever the name, the week represents an opportunity (or more aptly, a plea!) for students and families to tear themselves away from phones, tablets, and digital entertainment, and experience life "unplugged" for a while.
The library is offering some "cleansing" activities (still love the "detox" analogy) as antidotes to digital gluttony. Students can celebrate Star Wars on May 4th ("May the Fourth Be With You" -- get it?) with a trivia contest and Yoda headgear, make a gift or card for Mother's Day, check out some old school games and gadgets (we dusted off an old Smith-Corona), or stretch out and read in our comfy new Reading Zone area.
The idea is to encourage students and families to play, read, daydream, think, create, discover, and explore, instead of just devouring digital content. Be sure to drop in for some screen-free time.
The library is offering some "cleansing" activities (still love the "detox" analogy) as antidotes to digital gluttony. Students can celebrate Star Wars on May 4th ("May the Fourth Be With You" -- get it?) with a trivia contest and Yoda headgear, make a gift or card for Mother's Day, check out some old school games and gadgets (we dusted off an old Smith-Corona), or stretch out and read in our comfy new Reading Zone area.
The idea is to encourage students and families to play, read, daydream, think, create, discover, and explore, instead of just devouring digital content. Be sure to drop in for some screen-free time.