Gotta catch ’em all?

Pokemon Club will meet at the Sylvan Way branch of Kitsap Regional Library Jan. 29.

BREMERTON — Gotta catch ‘em all? Maybe start at the Sylvan Way branch of Kitsap Regional Library Jan. 29, where a Pokemon club meeting will be held.

After starting in September — and taking a break in November and December for the holidays — the Sylvan Way library will be holding their third meeting for kids, ranging in age from kindergarten to sixth grade to play the Pokemon game, trade cards and watch Pokemon movies.

“It’s just all things Pokemon for kids,” said Ericka Brunson, children’s librarian.

Brunson said the club — unaffiliated with the official Pokemon League — was started when visits to local elementary schools to get program ideas for kids had Pokemon come up a lot.

“I didn’t know Pokemon was going to be as crazy as it is,” Brunson said. “I just kept hearing Pokemon over and over and over again.”She added, “It’s what the kids want.

“We have a huge focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs, so the bulk of what I do has to fall into that STEM umbrella,” Brunson said, “but I also want to do stuff that kids are asking for.”

Though the program is currently just for kids, Brunson said there’s been a lot of interest in having similar events for teenagers and adults, though nothing’s been planned for older age groups yet.

For kids, though, it’s open to everyone, from veritable Pokemon masters to people who are just starting to develop their interest.

“I want everyone to feel comfortable,” Brunson said.

Future dates for the Pokemon Club will be Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 25 and April 22. For more information, visit www.krl.org/sylvan-way.

 

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