AROUND POLAND

Discovering  Przasnysz

Last mont I went to Przasnysz to help in the Public Library with the summer activities for kids.The kids were travelling to different places around the world by videos, presentations, food and traditional activities of each country. 🌍

I helped for three days. So, in my first day, we visited USA and ate ham and cheese sandwiches. 🥪The second day it was my opportunity to taking them to Honduras. So, I made a presentation of my country with exotic and beautiful animals. Their favorite animal was the jaguar.🐆

I was amazed how creative and intuitive kids are. I found different puppets: animals, characters from videogames, people and even a scissor! And for the masks, each on was unique and stylish.

For the last day, they were going to Egypt by dressing up as mommies, a crazy but fun idea! I was laughing all the time! 

Then, we made a fashion show, because we were visiting France, too. All in the same day!

At the end, the kids got a diploma and a book with interesting facts of the countries they visited. 

During my stay and after work, we went to Opinogóra Górna and visited the museum of romanticism. It’s a beautiful place with a castle, a mansion, a huge park and a pond with fascinating exhibitions: polish paintings, photographs, documents and independence memorabilia. They even have a place with birds! I was surprised to see a guacamaya, it reminded me to my country. 🐦

Also, we walked around Przasnysz and did sightseeing of the most important places: the church, the park and the museum of history. Przasnysz is a town full of history. Przasnysz was one of the most important cities in the Middle Age because its location and it was one of the most destroyed during the World War I.

I’m very happy and thankful to work with the people in the library. They’re an incredible team, interesting humans and since I came to the library I felt at home, it was a nice atmosphere.🥰I really enjoyed it!❤ I discovered more about the polish culture, food, people and their work. Libraries are a whole world with tons of activities to offer than just books.

Again, thank you to the library’s team, to Joanna Ciesielska-Lipka - an English teacher from ZSP for helping with translation, the kids and the director, Pani Małgorzata Sobiesiak, for having me.

*Photos were taken from the official website of the library

Go to their web page to learn more about their work, the summer activities and their offer for the public.

Website: Miesjka Biblioteka Przasnysz

Facebook:Miejska Biblioteka Przasnysz

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-Jennifer Soto