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Welcome to Commonplace is a clue finding game that promotes cooperation, problem solving skills, and imagination. It is part of CALS Year of Play.
Welcome to the town of Commonplace, a strange little town off the beaten path with magic behind every bookshelf! You are the town's new archivist. Your job is to gather and record artifacts, dates, and stories about the town's history. Commonplace is getting ready for its Fall Celebration and the director of the town band, Dr. Alto Musico, wants to display his grandmother's music box. The only problem? It's gone! Someone or something has taken Dr. Musico's music box. Can you help him find it?
Pick up your archivist box at the front desk of the Nixon Library and work through the clues. You do this is one setting or when you come to the library.
This will conclude on 11/19 at 4:00 p.m. with a small Fall celebration.
Available while supplies last.
AGE GROUP: | Teens ages 12-19 | Pre-teens ages 9-12 | Kids ages 6-8 | Families |
EVENT TYPE: | Games | Fun & Play | Arts/Crafts |
TAGS: | YearOfPlay |
Today's hours
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Open since 2009, the Esther DeWitt Nixon Library is a 13,700 square-foot building located on historical Main Street in Jacksonville. Our resources include adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction materials in print and on DVD, as well as the vast digital collection common to all CALS libraries and available to download or stream 24/7. Innovative new collections have added birdwatching kits, engravers, fishing poles, telescopes, and toy library. Library users may enjoy free use of public computers, wireless internet access, and three study rooms equipped with dry erase boards. A larger meeting room features a catering kitchen, projector and screen, AV system, wireless access, laptop connection and a dry erase board. An outdoor pavilion with seating can accommodate talks, concerts, or other gatherings. The Nixon Library hosts educational and recreational programs for library users of all ages. In addition, the Nixon Library is home to Jacksonville’s Centennial Time Capsule and is a geocache location.
