03/04/23 SAT - Library Fandom Fest - Barrington

[KaiserintheHood]

Event Name: Fandom Fest
Venue: Barrington Area Library
Venue address: 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington, Illinois 60010
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Fandom Fest is Barrington Area Library's comic con! Your members have attended before and it's always been great fun. 2023 is our first year back in person after doing two years of virtual events. Fandom Fest will feature cosplayers, photo ops, an artist alley, crafts, and more.
Hours volunteered: 7 troopers, 3 hours each. 21 hours total.
Money raised: N/A

Dan Quinn TK 80419
Manfred Meythaler TD 21711
Ben Rothman TK 60421
Pete Siegel TI 91254
Dan Venske ID 45456
Michelle Venske ID 11918 (handler)
Brian Piller TI (friend, potential member)

[Runnin'6712]

ToD updated. Great job!

[Runnin'6712]

All,
I just wanted to share the email that Ashley Sero from the Barrington library sent thanking the MWG for their participation in the library's Fandom Fest on March 4. Great job troopers!



Ashley Sero <asero@balibrary.org>
To:
Ashley Sero
Cc:
Kate Mills, Danielle Golding

Sat, Mar 11 at 10:26 PM

Hi there!

I just wanted to thank you for helping make Fandom Fest at Barrington Area Library a success! Based on our door count, we had 800 more people in than the previous Saturday, which is amazing! The door count isn't a perfect way to get a true number, but I would confidently say we brought in at least 600 people or more. More importantly, though, every attendee left happy and with a smile on their face! And that is thanks to all of the enthusiasm brought to the event by YOU, our talented artists, cosplayers and other guests. So again, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We loved having you at Fandom Fest and hope you had a great time.

We have posted some pictures of the event on Flickr. Feel free to look through them and download any you'd like! https://www.flickr.com/photos/barringto ... 0306554563

If you have any feedback you'd like to share, we're happy to hear it. Also, if you know of someone we should invite to be part of our 2024 show, we'd love to get their info so we can reach out when we start planning next year's event. (You can pass along my info, too, if you feel more comfortable doing that!)

Thank you again for making 2023's Fandom Fest a huge success! Hope to see you again next year!

~Ashley, Kate and Danielle


Ashley Sero
Adult Services Assistant Librarian
Barrington Area Library
505 N. Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010
847-382-1300 x3090
balibrary.org