2022 - 2023: Virtual and In-Person Programs

FOR EVERYONE, in-person

Just like humans, whales are individual, and you will find there are more similarities between us that you think!

To start: Patrons sign up for this program (and 30-minute time slot) and receive access to our resources page. There will be a introductory video that they can watch from home before coming to the library. 

Library Visit: When they come to the library for their 30-minute selected time slot, they will go inside Nile—the life-sized inflatable humpback whale, learn about how whales and humans are similar and different, and have a chance to touch baleen, teeth and bones. There will also be another station set up that patrons can interact with, play games or color pictures!

Follow up: Once they are home, they can go back to that resources page to watch a follow up video and do other activities. These can learn how to become “Playground Protectors” and make a difference for our planet—starting in their backyard!

FOR TEENS, virtual and in-person

Do you know a teen who is interested in having a career relating to the ocean or conservation, but they don’t know how to proceed? This is for you! 

Cynde shares her story about how she took her childhood passion for whales and made it her career. She will introduce students to whales and how they are researched today illustrating that you can take many different paths to find the career that you are looking for. Science, technology, engineering/education, art and math are all critically important disciplines when addressing any topic—especially related to conservation. She will finish by sharing how this childhood passion, that many classmates of hers made fun of, led to a Guinness World Record! 

Any of the programs that we offer can be done virtually. To see a full list, click here.

This summer, when I think of a virtual program, I think of kids gathering in the library and me on the screen in front of them. The microphone would be on and we could freely talk back and forth, perhaps with a librarian helping to support. I think this would be a great experience for children who live in an area not touched by the ocean! 

" I thought it was very engaging for being virtual. The call and responses with the kids were great."  ~ participant from the 2021 summer programs. 

This program will accommodate up to 80 people and span 2 hours in the library on the program day. (20 people sign up for one of four 30-minute time slots.) The suggest age range is children entering 1st grade - 6th grade. This is not a program for children for children under 5.

2022-2023 Cost: $545 plus travel. Contact us if you think more people will be interested! Discounts are given in terms of travel costs.

This in-person program is designed to accommodate for Covid—no matter where we might be. (Masks are optional in the whale.)

Cost: $195

If added onto an in-person program, the cost is $175.