Our END OF SUMMER CELEBRATION is Friday, AUGUST 18th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Join us in the backyard for lawn games, snacks, and fun!
AND….

THE WHALEMOBILE IS COMING!

The Bushnell-Sage Library is delighted to welcome Cynde McInnis and Nile, the whale to Sheffield! Nile is a life-size inflatable humpback whale that participants can go inside to learn about how whales and humans are similar and different. This program will be delivered in 30-minute time slots.

Please review the following before signing up for a timeslot using the link below.

This program is geared toward children 5 and up.

From Cyndee:  Tell the parents of 1-4 year olds that the program is not geared toward them and they can watch from the outside. We know they will ask, so here are 3 reasons why we don't include them in this program.

The content is really not for little kids. We talk about the parts of the body in a whale and if kids don't know they have a heart and lungs, it won't make sense to them.
The younger kids are also often afraid to go inside.
If that isn't reason enough and they still insist, tell them that we expect the kids to sit for 20 minutes and listen in the whale and often the littles are distracting to the other kids that are listening, and that's just not fair. (This is based on my experience last summer!)

Children over 5 do not need a parent to join them inside the whale. Parents will need to sign up for their own slot to go inside the whale, and we ask that parents wait until the day they visit to see if there are extra spots available to allow children the experience.

Please review this webpage and watch the video to prepare for your visit with Nile.

Thank you to the Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library for sponsoring The Whalemobile.