{"id":239518,"date":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=239518"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:17:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:17:59","slug":"revive-the-library-summer-hires-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=239518","title":{"rendered":"Revive the library, summer hires\u2019 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n VICENZA, Italy – From left to right: Gigi Gaspard, Electa Rodriguez and Emma Al-Awaj are recording funny voices and sound effects for the new puppet skit they are editing.
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VICENZA, Italy \u2013 The library at U.S. Army Garrison Italy\u2019s Caserma Ederle is not so quiet these days.<\/p>\n

This summer, patrons find puppets being pushed down the stairs, drama unfolding on the upper floor, suspenseful music playing \u2026 and lots of laughter too.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because four teenagers, part of the garrison\u2019s Summer Hire Program, arrived in June and brought with them a new wave of youthful energy into the building.<\/p>\n

Gigi Gaspard, Emma Al-Awaj and Ivan Braasch Plasencia are trying new ways to get community members interested in library services, with the help of Electa Rodriguez, who is a summer hire from the Directorate of Families, Morale, Welfare and Recreation\u2019s marketing office.<\/p>\n

Their videos are showing up everywhere and people are taking notice. They are having a lot of fun creating the content.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make skits and then post them on social media. These past two skits we\u2019ve been using hand puppets,\u201d said Rodriguez, while barely containing a giggle.<\/p>\n

Their latest video was for a thriller recommended by the library\u2019s book club, with puppets flying down the stairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re comedy skits, marketed more towards adults, cringy but in a funny type of way,\u201d said Al-Awaj, who found a bunch of puppets in the library and helped turn their brainstormed idea into a social media hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all laughing at the idea of using puppets and joking about it, until we weren\u2019t anymore,\u201d Al-Awaj said. \u201cWe said \u2018okay, let\u2019s do this!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n VICENZA, Italy – Emma Al-Awaj (left) and Electa Rodriguez (right) are putting the final touches on the up-coming puppet skit they created based on the book recommended by the library’s book club.
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Rodriguez calls it a collaborative effort, writing scripts, acting them out, filming and editing. Funny voices and background music complete the projects. Through this, the teens bonded and strengthened their new-found friendship. Meeting new people is great part of the program, Gaspard said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen these people in high school but now I am actually getting to know them,\u201d said Gaspard. \u201cI get to be their friend and their coworker. I think it\u2019s really cool and I love it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In all, there were 21 young people involved in the Summer Hire program, geared toward giving work experience to those still in school. In addition to the library, they worked at the post office, arts center, the Arena and Outdoor Recreation. Most were at Caserma Ederle, but some were at Caserma Del Din and at Camp Darby, near Pisa.<\/p>\n

What will they do with this experience and the money they earn is different for each.<\/p>\n

Braasch Plasencia, who spent time repairing books, wants to save the money he earned for college, where he plans to study history, he said. Gaspard, who\u2019s thinking about joining the military, wants to buy her brother a e-reader for his birthday. Al-Awaj, a second timer in the program who may return next year to build her resume, sees her future in forensic psychology. Rodriguez hopes to study law but sees marketing as a way to broaden her horizons.<\/p>\n

Each said the Summer Hire program, which concluded on July 26, was a valuable experience \u2013 one they would recommend to their peers. They may have to explain how a stuffed owl with a funny voice or a toy bunny sliding down the stairs enhanced that experience, though.<\/p>\n

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\n VICENZA, Italy – One of the displays arranged by the group of summer hires at the library, showcasing the New York Times’ 100 best books of the 21st century.
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Their supervisor, Michelle Ortiz, watched their creativity blossom over the summer weeks. Clerical tasks set aside, she saw their capabilities and was impressed, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir creativity has definitely benefitted us and helped us out a lot,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cWith their creative ideas they\u2019ve helped us make fliers, make displays, posters, crafts.\u201d<\/p>\n

To see some of their videos, visit the DFMWR Facebook page<\/strong><\/a>. Or stop by the library to check out their recommended books and take part in the library\u2019s Summer Reading Program.<\/p>\n

For more information on the library, visit the <\/strong>DFMWR Website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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