Tub Troubles

            The Calhoun County Library welcomed Grey Seal Puppets who performed for the Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 30, 2022, with a packed house!

            Grey Seal Puppets performed Bathtub Pirates and had kids in awe with their unusual puppet stage. Instead of a typical puppet show on a stationary stage, Grey Seal Puppets had a moving stage. With a harness, the performer could walk around and make the bathtub move all about. Even the adults were amazed by the creativity involved with all of the moving parts.

            The puppet show featured a boy taking a bubble bath as pirates suddenly came through the bathtub drain to take over. Blackbeard the pirate needed this tub to continue his travels and that is exactly what he did. With a shower massager as a rudder, soap on a rope as an anchor, and guest towels as sails, the group made an excursion with the Jolly Roger flag blowing in the wind.

            A detail that the children thought was cool was that all of the puppets used in the Grey Seal Puppets’ show were crafted using common household items that could be found in the bathroom.

            Join us at the Calhoun County Library next week for a fan-favorite, Critter Keeper! He will be here with creepy crawlers. Are you brave enough to face them? Come find out! On Thursday, July 21, 2022, there will be two programs. The first is at 10:30 AM and the second is at 1:30 PM .Registration is required for these programs. Call us at 803-874-3389 or visit the library to register for one of the viewings.

            Plan to let you kids stay for STEM and STEM, Jr between the two shows, Children ages 5 - 12 will be learning about local plants, leaves, and stems from 11:45 AM - 12 PM. This program is immediately following the first Critter Keeper show. so children can attend both Critter Keeper and the STEM and STEM, Jr. program without having to leave the library!

            This project is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the South Carolina State Library. Thank you to Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Funding received will support our summer reading program! Special thanks to Save the Children!