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“Dr. Who” meshes with “Sherlock” at the library
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Shortbread and tea was served to the guests attending the Poland "Who-Lock" event on Dec. 17.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Different crafts were available for people to make while enjoying the "Who-Lock." The crafts had a reference to the shows "Dr. Who" and "Sherlock."
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Lauren Perchak (left) and Jill Stebelton stood with their favorite "Dr. Who" character, Clara Oswald.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One corner had a violin, music, and a Sherlock and Watson character cutout for the guests to take a picture with.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The Poland library hosted a Who-Lock event on Dec. 17. The event combined the two famous shows on BBC, “Doctor Who” and “Sherlock.”
The idea for the Who-Lock was created by teen specialist librarian Cindy Beach. Adults and children fans of both shows attended the event and created a great turnout.
“Two weeks before the show, we stuck little flyers for this inside all the ‘Sherlock’ DVDs and the ‘Doctor Who’ DVDs and the books so if they check one out, they would know to come down to this,” said Beach.
Beach and the other librarians, along with the Teen Advisory Board (TAB), wanted this to be a celebration of the two “fandoms.” She said that everyone had fun putting this together and that people in the office are already trying to decide who gets the different decorations from the event.
The meeting space was split into a “Doctor Who” side and a “Sherlock” side. Both sides had cardboard cutouts of the different characters from the shows. Those were a big hit among guests because they wanted to take a picture with their favorite character. A quiz was also available for the guests to take to find out if they are more “Sherlock” or “Doctor Who.” A screen was playing with clips of both shows for everyone to watch.
Participants could create key chains with character silhouettes in them, an ornament that is supposed to represent a robot from “Doctor Who” and even cut-out snowflakes. Because the shows both take place in Britain, tea and shortbread was served for the guests to eat as they enjoyed the event. When guests arrived, they wrote their names on a piece of paper to be entered for an opportunity to win a door prize.