Paws, Play, and Public Service

As a regular blogger, I’ve written before about Cuyahoga County Public Library’s (CCPL) FamilySpace program, and the ideas generated by the accompanying Family Advisory Committee (FAC).  The most recent idea, however, was even more impactful than others as a community event. The South Euclid-Lyndhurst Branch Library FAC wanted to have a Paw Patrol-based program, leveraging the interest many of their children have in that world.  The dogs’ jobs are a great way to highlight community helpers, and we proceeded with planning the event. Considering that our participants would be between the ages of 2 and 5, the “Pup Rescue Training Camp” would be play-based and developmentally appropriate.  Staff leveraged CCPL’s Toy Library and borrowed any toy that fit the pups’ service jobs—fire, police, construction, recycling, and air-water-snow rescue (real water was used in bins!), etc., along with dog-themed toys.  Each was set up in its own area (although the toys…
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