Wii Fun at your Library

Attention all gamers ages 8-12:

On January 29th, we had about 15 kids come to the Southwest Library and play the Wii and board games.  They had a lot of fun bowling, golfing and racing the karts. Don’t forget about the upcoming Wii Fun at the Northside Library on February 17th from 6-8pm.  Join us for Mario Kart, Wii sports, and Wii play.  Over Spring break, we will have another Wii Fun at the Southwest Library. It is on Friday, April 9th from 9:30-11:30. If you have younger brothers or sisters, there is a preschool storytime at 9:30 or 10:30 that they can go to while you’re playing games.  We hope to see you there!

Are you Bored?

Attention all gamers 10 and older! Looking for something to do on your day off from school?  Come to our Wii Fest on Monday, January 26th from  1:00-3:00 pm at the Southwest Library.  We have Guitar Hero, DDR, Sports, Pokemon, and Super Smash Brothers Brawl.  See you there!

And The Winner Is…

The last Wii Fest for the fall ended with lots of fanfare and awards.  Cameron was our big winner for the night taking first place in Super Smash Brothers (+3), Wii Sports Baseball (3 runs) and Guitar Hero (Medium level-183,072).  In Wii Sports bowling Sarah had the highest score with a 155.  Our high scorer for DDR was also Sarah with 18,363,520.  The winner of Wii Boxing was Alexa with 2 knockouts.  All in all everyone was a winner and all received at least one medal.   Although the official state wide Wii tournaments are now over, KPL will continue hosting Wii Fests beginning next year.  These new programs will be open to anyone ages 10 and up. So tell your parents, your friends, your grandparents and anyone else over the age of 10. Check back in December for next year’s dates. Happy Gaming!

Too Old to Wii???

Not possible!! Check out the pictures from our latest Wii Fest.  Participants of all ages came to try out the Wii. Some were returning players eager to compete again against their friends. Some were new…trying it all out for the first time. One of the ladies had recently purchased a Wii and came to see how to use it. We even had a Guitar Hero champion come with his grandma and everyone enjoyed watching him play.  Beginners….experts…..young and old……. everyone had a good time at the Wii FEST!!!!!
Don’t forget to come to the next Wii Fest….Thursday, September 25th 6:30-8:30 PM at Northside Library!

Last Wii Fest of the Summer Session

The final Wii Fest of the summer took place on Monday, August 17^th. Participants of all ages enjoyed Dance Dance Revolution, Wii Sports, Super Mario Smash Brothers and Guitar Hero. Another couple of boys brought along a game of chess to play while they waited. Wii Sport players competed in golf, tennis, bowling and baseball. A son taught his mother how to bowl on Wii Sport while his grandmother looked on. This time around, there was much less trepidation and much more eagerness as players approached Dance Dance Revolution.  Observers even practiced dancing on the side while they waited for their turn. Scores improved for Guitar Hero as players became more accustomed to the game, and those who had struggled to hit a few right notes just short weeks ago now played through entire songs. Watchers became very involved with Super Mario Smash brothers. The room erupted in cheers after successful slams and whenever anyone was at a momentary loss as to their next move suggestions were shouted out from the sidelines.  Everyone had a good time and participants of all ages are eagerly awaiting the first Fall session Wii Fest on Thursday, September 4th from 6:30-8:30pm at Southwest Library.

Wii Fest for all ages…

The intergenerational interaction at the Wii Fests is amazing.  The adults who have been coming in to try the Wii games have been positive about the interaction they see between the teens.  These older adults are honest about not knowing anything about the Wii games, so teens will step in and give instruction and suggestions to the new adult players.  These adults have noticed the teens are fostering a spirit of good will between each other.  Students come in and if they are new to Wii, they can get advise and support, if they are familiar with Wii they are asked “how did you do that” and comments of “Wow” and “Great Job” are heard throughout the room.  The adults have ranged from their late teens to mid-70s.  Older adults are challenging young teens and sometimes, even winning!  The adults have been happy to see so many teens in the library doing something positive.  They have commented about teens who leave the Wii Fest go into the library and come back with books and other materials checked out.  They library is a vibrant place during the WiiFest and the energy the teens bring is contagious.  Teens who venture to the Wii Fest alone are then swept up into the group and invited to play board games with new friends while waiting for their turn on the Wii.  The positive atmosphere in the Wii Fest is exiting!

DDR Gets a Work-Out

The WiiFest on July 31st at Southwest featured DDR, SuperSmash Brothers, Wii Sports and Guitar Hero.  While waiting for their turn on the Wii, players enjoyed other games including checkers, Apples to Apples and Mancala. Props go out to the girls who were brave enough to be first playing DDR.  This WiiFest featured some pro-players and also some beginning players. This WiiFest we used a new ticket system for turns and to help players keep score. It worked quite well and a good time was had by all. Don’t forget to come to the next WiiFest on Monday, August 18th from 1-3pm at the Southwest Library!

Guitar Hero and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are still favorites!

The last Wii Fest was Friday, July 11th at the Northside Library and it was a great success! We had more than 40 people over the ages of 12 attend. Young and old were able to enjoy Bowling, Tennis, Boxing, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Guitar Hero.  The two highest scores for Guitar Hero were Nate (275,629) and Wyatt (118,987).  Check out the pictures!! The next Wii Fest will be on Friday, July 31st from 1-3PM at the Southwest Library. Hope to see you there!

Wii Fest at Northside

Hey all you gamers, our next Wii Fest is on Friday, July 11th from 1-3PM at the Northside Library.  Come and see if you can beat last month’s high scores. Join us for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Guitar Hero III, DDR, and of course Wii Sports. Anyone ages 12 an up is able to participate. Hope to see you there!

Wii Fest is going strong!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Guitar Hero are still the top two games our local gamers want to play. It seems that our two hour fests are not long enough. Our Guitar Hero expert at NS was Wyatt with a score of 143,029. Our SW Guitar Hero was Aelexus with a score of 117,522. 

Guitar Hero and Super Smash Bros. Brawl not your games?  We have Wii Sports, Wii Play, and even DDR.  Did you miss Wii Fest in June? There are four more planned for the summer, July 11th and August 14th at the Northside Library and July 31st and August 18th at the Southwest Library. The Wii Fests are from 1-3PM.  Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome. We hope to see you there!!