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Library’s Fun in the Sun summer event approved for Walker Park
Summary
The board approved a permit for the library’s Fun in the Sun Monday summer-reading event at Walker Park, with a plan to move indoors for poor air quality or rain.
The Elkhart Parks and Recreation Board unanimously approved a permit for the library’s Fun in the Sun Monday, a family-oriented summer-reading program planned for Walker Park.
A library staff member who identified herself as the children’s and young people’s library assistant at the Oslo branch said the program will run June 2 and include small games, a bubble station, a kiddie pool game, a prize table under canopies anchored with sandbags and food vendors stationed on the east side of Oslo. She said the event will last 90 minutes, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., with extended setup and cleanup times.
The presenter noted the library’s policy to move events indoors if air quality, heat index or rain makes outdoor activities unsafe: “we have a policy in place at the library … your approval will use the park unless there are extenuating circumstances and then we move it all inside.” The board member confirmed the item and the motion passed unanimously, with Nikisha, Elena and Alexis recorded as yes alongside Bill Murray, Sarah Santare and Christopher Baker.
The transcript shows the library plans to use two canopies for prize sign-up and prize tables, anchor them with sandbags, run a bubble station and a small obstacle course, and coordinate with the book bus and Kona ice truck. The presenter said the library will prepare indoor alternative activities in the event of poor weather or air quality; no fee, insurance or contractual conditions were recorded in the discussion.
The board’s approval covered the permit to use the park for the library event; the transcript did not record any changes to scheduling or additional conditions.
