Designing a System-Wide Scavenger Hunt

Every children’s librarian knows that a scavenger hunt is an easy way to keep kids occupiedin the library. But what if every library in your system participated in the SAME scavenger hunt? That’swhat Emily Heller, the Public Communications Coordinator for the Bridges Library System, did for hersystem located in Southeastern Wisconsin. The program was not only a big hit with kids, but also withadults and families looking for adventure over summer. Having inherited the beginnings of the program from her predecessor and inspired by similar programsin Wisconsin, Emily set out to make the program her own. “The goal was to tackle the post-COVIDlibrary visitor and circulation statistics slump that everyone experienced. The Bridges Library PassportChallenge was designed to encourage visits to all library locations to collect stamps for prize entries. Wewanted to showcase the full library system to people that may not know about all 24 member libraries.” Since 2023,…
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