HomeLibraryThank a Rochester Cop supports dramatic play in the Rochester Public Library...

Thank a Rochester Cop supports dramatic play in the Rochester Public Library Children’s Room

Thank a Rochester Cop, a volunteer initiative, recently collaborated with Library staff to create a play corner where children are able to dress and role-play as emergency responders.

With the support of the group, the Library purchased puppets, emergency vehicles, and fabric for handmade vests. Each vest has an authentic city patch from Police, Fire, and Ambulance services.

“Many of the items are recycled or upcycled,” said Children’s Librarian Christina Paquette. “We love to show people that they can do some of the same activities we do here at the library at little to no expense. Our “dispatch” phone was an old multiline phone from my grandfather’s house”

The space is designed with fun in mind but is also serving as a space for children and families to practice what to do during an emergency. Communications Supervisor Kerri Devine provided activities for families to plan and practice emergencies.

“As most people who have visited our space know it’s not typically a ‘quiet’ space,” said Paquette.I always, tell families we are far from the adult section of the library so need to whisper, inside voices are fine. Inside voices are now accompanied by lots and lots of pretend sirens!”

According to Sheena Downs, Thank a Rochester Cop Committee Chair, the group is proud to support the Rochester Public Library Children’s Room first responder play space.

“Thank a Rochester Cop Committee’s mission is to support our police officers and show them our appreciation,” said Downs. “We encourage all members of the community to do so as well.”

Latest Posts

Mayor highlights opportunities and benefits of national ‘Choose Love Movement’ in recent proclamation

On Tuesday, February 20th, during his remarks at the City Council Workshop meeting, Mayor...

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella takes center stage at Spaulding High School, tickets available now

Spaulding High School is pleased to present Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, in the Joanne Houston...

Tri-Chambers to host 2024 Legislative Reception on 3/18, registration now open

The Greater Rochester, Dover, and The Falls Chambers of Commerce are pleased to present...

Rochester Senior Crafting Group stitches together community spirit, welcomes new members

Rochester Recreation & Arena is pleased to announce the vibrant efforts of the Senior...

More like this

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella takes center stage at Spaulding High School, tickets available now

Spaulding High School is pleased to present Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, in the Joanne Houston...

Tri-Chambers to host 2024 Legislative Reception on 3/18, registration now open

The Greater Rochester, Dover, and The Falls Chambers of Commerce are pleased to present...

Rochester Senior Crafting Group stitches together community spirit, welcomes new members

Rochester Recreation & Arena is pleased to announce the vibrant efforts of the Senior...
https://news.rochesternh.gov/thank-a-rochester-cop-supports-dramatic-play-in-the-rochester-public-library-childrens-room/
news.rochesternh.gov
CC-MAIN-2024-10
294915
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:TQTWGV3NSBJZWELM23AGLHTILLLCZALJ
<urn:uuid:98dc0568-cfa6-47d1-8951-4f9983197737>
2024-03-05T08:33:45Z
143.198.119.25
text/html
sha1:W6HQAZDHH7XV75WI7DDNZ7GHH6IMIXTU
<urn:uuid:2a49cfd5-d0f0-42ac-8db5-ad3e5a834ad2>
https://news.rochesternh.gov/thank-a-rochester-cop-supports-dramatic-play-in-the-rochester-public-library-childrens-room/
response
<urn:uuid:90574c9f-dfb4-49ea-9e79-dd3489ea3bca>
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2024-10
publisher: Common Crawl
description: Wide crawl of the web for February/March 2024
operator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)
hostname: ip-10-67-67-239
software: Apache Nutch 1.19 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)
robots: checked via crawler-commons 1.5-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)
format: WARC File Format 1.1
conformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/