At our branch this week there have been lots of Halloween activities for children, including special storytimes, crafts, and parties. My favorite activity, though, is something I call "The Storytime Strut". This is when the kids attending a storytime get together and march through the library wearing their Halloween costumes. I really enjoy seeing the parade of tiny tots. The little bumble bees, Yodas, and Dorothy Gales, complete with sparkling ruby slippers, enjoy themselves too. But why should they have all the fun?
"On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when -- or if -- it will go away." 
We all race around with our busy lives. What makes it worthwhile to pull over for a pit stop at your local library?
