Story Mobs

Join the Story Mob

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to have my second story mob experience!

What’s a story mob?

I’m glad you asked!

StoryMobs are where great kids’ books meet flash mobs with a dash of Mardi Gras thrown in.

The idea originated by two women in Ontario and the idea has spread across the country. See their website here!

Like other flash mobs, StoryMobs appear out of nowhere in an apparently spontaneous way, in a busy public space, at a (quietly) designated time and then disperse without any additional fanfare after they have finished.

Last fall, my family and I participated in a Story Mob in Wolfville, NS for the book Green Eggs and Ham. As you can tell by the pictures, we really hammed it up!

We had over 20 readers, with people coming in costumes and using props to help tell the story.

Even Wolfville Mayor Jeff Cantwell got in on the fun!

Here is a video snippet of the event. Can you find me?

This year we crashed Kentville’s Harvest Festival where we celebrated pumpkin people! There is even a book by local authors Sandra and Ron Lightburn called The Pumpkin People. This is the book that we read to the crowd.

Here are some of the pictures from the event.

This year, Daniel got to be one of the readers!

Authors Ron and Sandra Lightburn!

MP Scott Brison, Kentville Mary Dave Corkum and Pumpin People Mascot, Spike

Our story mobs are organized by Angela Reynolds who is the head of Youth Services for the Annapolis Valley Library. She made many of the props, divide the reading parts and flawlessly orchestrate the event. Here’s some information on how she did it.

If you connect with the StoryMobs group in Ontario, they will also hook you up with information on how you can start your own mob!

Grab some friends, involve the local library, and help make reading fun in a new way!