NEW: Play Touch Table
Joplin Public Library is excited to add a new Play Touch Table in the Rosemary Titus Reynolds Children’s Library, thanks to a recently awarded Bramlage & Willcoxon Foundation Grant. The new Play Touch Table features games encouraging eye-hand coordination, brain development, and teamwork.
Because of the grant award, the Library was able to purchase the state-of-the-art, interactive, 32’ Play Touch Table, along with 13 games. Many of the games are educational, such as Words’Touch, which helps children practice spelling, organization, and gain confidence in their vocabulary. Some of the games are multiplayer, which allows children to connect with other kids in the Library and foster a sense of community.
“It’s important to have a variety of resources available to our patrons, from books, toys, and electronic items, like the new Play Touch Table,” said Christina Matekel-Gibson, Youth Services Librarian. “Having a fun, free, inviting space tailored to children is part of welcoming kids into the library and ensuring the next generation has an appreciation for learning and community.”
The Bramlage and Willcoxon Foundation mission of “improving the lives of the people and communities it touches by focusing on health, education, and children” is in direct alignment with the Play Touch Table addition to the Children’s Library. Joplin Public Library is thankful for the award and the opportunity to enrich and improve the lives of our youngest patrons by providing access to unique educational and entertaining resources.
