Mary Silgals
What can be more fun than an overnighter in the library? No, I was not cataloguing or shelving books or dusting at midnight, but instead I was having a great time giggling and chatting with five of our high school girls and one of our former graduates.
The idea of a lock-in came about last year when the Twilight Club met every Wednesday in the library. The club members had planned on going to all the Twilight movies together which would allow us to meet and talk about how the movies were different than the books. Unfortunately, the third movie was released over the summer. I was in Denver at the time, and we were not able to all get together to view it. So, it was decided that we would have to get together one weekend night and have a marathon Twilight Saga evening dedicated to watching all three of the videos one after another.
The date was set to have the event on February 25, and at 6pm the girls arrived carrying with them their sleeping bags. The evening consisted of pizza, snacks, and 10 hours of video, midnight basketball in the gym, hide ‘n go seek with cell phones, and finding Edward in ten places in the building. (For those who aren’t in the know, Edward is the main character in the series, along with Bella, in the hugely popular teenage series).
Monday morning the inquiries began. How much sleep did you get? Average: one hour. Was there any drama? No, just twenty minutes of searching for one student who hid too well. Would you do it again? In a heart beat! The evening created memories that all of us girls will hold dear for many years. Next time, I must remember to have chair races in the darkened halls, and most of all, to listen closely for the sounds of children laughing and talking in the LEAD hallways. Two girls swore they heard them!
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