by Jan Jorns

Sunday evening, October 9, the Turon Community Library held a Campfire Night for local kids from the 3rd to 6th grades.  We had a great time.  The kids enjoyed playing games including volleyball and cornhole.  We then got out the roasting sticks and roasted hotdogs and made s’more, then we made some more s’mores–the s’mores were a real hit. 

We then told a few stories–the stories were a little scary, but not too scary.  The stories included  “The Tailypo”, told by Joanna Galdone, a legend about a man who lived deep in the Big Woods who was confronted by a strange and scary creature.  “Little Orphant Annie”, a poem by James Whitcomb Riley was read to the kids.  Annie, an orphan who helped with the household chores–also told the little children how to behave in order to “….keep the Gobbles away.”  Heather Estes told the kids about a legend of a long, forgotten librarian who roams the stacks of the library in Hutchinson. 

A special thanks to Derek Armstrong, Heather Estes, Ken Jorns and Jan Jorns for their help in putting the event together.  Thanks also to the City of Turon for letting us use the Community Building Parking Lot to hold the event.  All in all it was a good time and the kids all wanted to know when the next get together would be–we told them, hopefully soon. 

Anyone with an idea for a function for the kids in our community, please contact the Turon Community Library. (We love ideas!)