City of Stillwater NEWS

For Immediate Release May 19, 2014

Contact: Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: 405!4"#$%"
&'(ail: sfletcher)still*aterorg
+eb: still*aterorg

Contact: Stacy De,ano, Still*ater Public ,ibrary
Phone: 405'$!"'$%$$ -#."4
&'Mail: sdelano)still*aterorg
+eb: librarystill*aterorg
Destr!tio" # Co"str!tio" for dads a"d $ids o" Fat%er&s Day ' t%e li(rary
/S01,,+20&R, 34,2 5 May .6, "0.47 8 0he Still*ater Public ,ibrary and City of
Still*ater Con9enience Collection Center are :artnering for a Father;s Day :rogra( on
Sunday, <une .5 fro( .:$0'$:$0 :( 0he :rogra(, =Dr Destructo,> gi9es kids and their
dads a chance to *ork together in taking a:art a 9ariety of a::liances, electronics and
?unk, and then constructing so(ething original *ith the :arts
=0hese take'a:art acti9ities are fascinating for children because they get to see *hat is
inside the (achines they use e9ery day,> said &li@abeth Murray, children;s librarian
=Plus, it is a fun *ay for the( to get ti(e to s:end *ith their dads>
2ccording to Murray, the :rogra( is not li(ited to dads
=4ids can bring any (ale figure in their li9es,> said Murray =2 granddad, older brother,
uncle or e9en a fa(ily friend>
0he :rogra( *ill begin *ith a short set of safety instructions and handing out of safety
goggles to use during the take a:art acti9ities Fa(ilies *ill then be turned loose to
in9estigate and e-:eri(ent a *ide 9ariety of (achines and a::liances 0ools for taking
the ite(s a:art *ill be :ro9ided, along *ith ideas and (aterials for (aking creations
after*ard
=+e;ll :ro9ide e9erything you need for a fantastic afternoon of Father;s Day fun,> said
Murray =2ll you need to bring is the kidsA>
0he a::liances, electronics and other (achines are being :ro9ided by the Con9enience
Collection Center and include ite(s being recycled by co((unity (e(bers
=+e a::reciate the o::ortunity to hel: *ith the library;s =Dr Destructo> e9ent,> said
Sean &isens(ith, Collection Con9enience Center coordinator =2nyti(e kids can get
9aluable and Buality ti(e *ith their fathers or other role (odels is beneficial in their
gro*th and so(ething *e like to su::ort +e ho:e they ha9e a great ti(e and a Ca::y
Father;s DayA>
DDr DestructoD is free and o:en to children four years and older 1t *ill be held in the
library;s auditoriu( Partici:ants are asked to register by going online to
htt::55tinyurlco(5dr'destructo, by calling 405'$!"'$%$$ or by e(ailing
askalibrarian)still*aterorg
0he Still*ater Public ,ibrary is located at ..0! S Duck St /the corner of Duck and ."th
29e7 Eisit the library online at htt::55librarystill*aterorg
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