Kids, adults take part in some Amazin' Gamin' at library
The Amazin’ Gamin’ of Cape Cod video game truck visited the Wareham Free Library once again for round two of competitive madness Tuesday night.
The long trailer that boasts seating for 28 people, and four different gaming screens had visited the library Nov. 21, for International Games Day. Reference services librarian Deb Rich said the staff “generously offered to come back, without charge,” and that she and the rest of the library staff were “delighted” to have them back. Though the event had barely begun, by 5:15 p.m., there were already upwards of 10 – 15 kids – young and old – playing games in the truck.
“We’ve got a more diverse age group this time,” Rich said. “[Amazin’ Gamin’ does] have the more mature, shoot-’em-up games, but we chose games that are appropriate for children.”
Among the many games the truck offered were a Star Wars game, Mario Kart, and a dancing game, of which 9-year-old Aliyah Brown took full advantage.
“She’s a great dancer,” Brown’s mother said.
Rich said she is looking forward to an upcoming game-like event, remote controlled car racing around an indoor track, supervised in part by Cape Cod Collectibles owner Eric Guillory. Though there will be a nominal fee to participate, Rich said Guillory, who runs the local comics and game shop on Cranberry Highway, will be donating the proceeds to the library. The car racing event will happen Jan. 16, from 10 a.m. – 1:45 p.m., and interested individuals do not need to own their own remote controlled cars to participate.
The library’s second event, which will happen a week later on Jan. 23, is a contest centers around building snowmen out of anything but perishable foods and snow – “we do not want snow in the library.”
Rich said the contest will have four categories: young children, children, teens, and adults. She is hopeful someone from Town Hall will volunteer to judge the event. Though the snowmen will ideally be pre-built, she said there will be materials on hand, in case anyone decides they want to participate.
“There will be small prizes for the best in each category,” Rich said.
She also said anyone who wants to build a snowman diorama that has a particularly “Calvin and Hobbes”-esque bent to it is more than welcome to do so.