<div dir="ltr">Regarding the wall unit plaything:<div><br></div><div>I have, not a wall unit, but a floor unit. However, I think I know the kind of thing you are talking about.</div><div><br></div><div>Pro: It is something to play with that I don't have to clean up or trip over. It just stays together, so even if I move it from one spot to another, all the parts stay attached and in one place.</div><div>Pro/Con: The elements of the play unit can be noisy and distracting to me sometimes as the children swat it to make the gears move or clackety-clack with the beads.However, the noisiness alerts me to the presence of children in the department I might not otherwise have seen come in.</div><div>Con: Some parts of the unit no longer function because children broke them. Specifically, they tore off a magnet used to move magnetic balls around, and they figured out how to work loose some parts of a maze, so they are gone. Of the original seven play activities, only five still function. </div><div><br></div><div>As for wall-mounted units, I considered some, but have not taken the plunge. I have not much free wall space, and I hesitated to buy something wall-mounted for that reason. I would consider something that could be mounted on the end of a bookcase, though.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><i style="font-family:garamond,serif"><font size="2"><font size="4">Beth Nieman<br></font></font></i><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><br>Youth Services Librarian</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carlsbad Public Library</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">101 S. Halagueno Street</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Carlsbad, NM 88220</span><br style="font-family:garamond,serif"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">575-885-6776</span><br></font></font></font></font><i><font size="2"><font face="courier new,monospace"><font size="4"></font><font size="1"></font><br></font></font></i></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Good morning Youth Services staff!<br>
One of your fellow libraries has a question, I said I would post it and forward all responses:<br>
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I am currently looking into a wall unit, an activity wall for the smaller kids to play on. Do you know what libraries have them and what they think about it? Good investment or no? THANKS!<br>
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