{"id":95284,"date":"2019-03-04T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T04:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-library-plans-zombie-apocalypse-survival-course\/"},"modified":"2019-03-04T21:15:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T04:15:07","slug":"mancos-library-plans-zombie-apocalypse-survival-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-library-plans-zombie-apocalypse-survival-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos library plans \u2018Zombie Apocalypse\u2019 survival course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Jenni Kitchen will be hosting a \u201cZombie Apocalypse\u201d at the Mancos Public Library this weekend. Teens can learn about a wide range of survival skills, including determining which foods are good to eat in the case of an emergency, such as the items featured in this photo from a previous year\u2019s apocalypse.<\/span>Mancos Public Library<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A \u201cZombie Apocalypse\u201d will take over the Mancos Public Library later this week.<\/p>\n

And teens are invited to stop by and practice emergency preparedness and survival skills during the event on March 8 and 9. Attendees will learn and practice a range of skills, from water filtration to using a compass for navigation, according to Jenni Kitchen, the library\u2019s young-adult services coordinator.<\/p>\n

Kitchen holds the apocalypse as part of Teen Tech Week, a nationally celebrated event promoted by the Young Adult Library Services Association, in which libraries highlight digital resources and services to help young people succeed.<\/p>\n

However, Kitchen takes a broader look at the week\u2019s purpose. Feeling that teens already have a firm grasp on technological tools and resources, she uses Tech Week as a chance to teach a survival course, focusing on skills students may not get in school, she said.<\/p>\n

On the first day, sessions will focus on preparation and subsistence, as teens create emergency plans and paracord bracelets, discuss fitness, make a zeer pot (a nonelectrical refrigerator) and learn about water filtration and distillation.<\/p>\n

The second day, participants will focus on wilderness survival, navigation, compasses and battery usage.<\/p>\n

\u201cZombie Apocalypse\u201d will take place in the library\u2019s Community Meeting Room from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on both days, with a 30-minute break between sessions. Teens ages 13 to 19 are invited to participate, and although the event is capped at 12 participants, a few walk-ins may be accepted in the case of no-shows.<\/p>\n

Interested attendees can sign up at the library\u2019s front desk.<\/p>\n

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