Kids 'Putting Through Pages' at Warren library

WARREN

Rachael Reeves listened intently to instructions from her father as she eyed the challenge of hitting a foam golf ball through a miniature Hogwarts.

Moments later, the 4-year old from Warren smiled broadly as she successfully drilled the ball through the hole and rolled it near the cup on the Harry Potter hole.

Rachael may be too young to have realized it, but “Putting Through the Pages,” the temporary miniature golf course set up for two days on the second floor of the Warren Trumbull Public Library, had a much broader theme.

“Each hole is based on a popular children’s book,” said Lori Faust, the library’s youth services manager. “We want to get people into the library, hopefully some who haven’t been here before.”

The last few years during the Christmas break, the library has hosted events designed to encourage children to read, but “Putting through the Pages” may have been its most intricate. Designed for children ages 3-12, the 10-hole course consisted of artwork reflecting the theme of various books. Dowel rods with Styrofoam covers and duct tape served as golf clubs, artwork from each book served as obstacles, while foam swim noodles marked the boundaries. Copies of the each book cover hung over its associated hole.

Read more about the game, which is heading to Liberty library next weekend, in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.