Reading is Magic!

I want to help children of all ages experience this magic by encouraging them to read.  The same wonder they get when seeing a magic trick can be experienced when they open up a book and explore their world.

Hello, my name is Steven Dickinson.  In 1979, a friend gave me his magic kit. I was twelve years old when I got bit by the bug of performing magic tricks thanks to receiving this kit.

A short while after receiving the trunk I put together my first magic show and performed it for the neighborhood kids.They loved it. I received photographs of my first show and in one of the pictures was a boy holding his hand to his mouth in awe. That picture of the boy gave me the final shot in the arm to want to perform magic shows on a regular basis.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore. Dream. Discover.  -Mark Twain-

Hear from one of last years satisfied directors:

Hi, I'm Ann Ammerman, I'm the director of the library here in Suring, Wisconsin. Behind me you see our summer reading program challenge, One World Many Stories. We were so fortunate this year to get Mr D from Zoomalata Magic.  He did a wonderful magic show based on the theme One World Many Stories, even with theme music.

We had twice as many children coming to our performance program this year as we did last year. And I'm glad we did because the kids had a great time, the parents who came with had a great time. It was interactive and involved things from around the world.  And thank you so much Steve/Mr D. It was wonderful.  Please come back again.

"You are never too old to set another  goal or to dream a new dream."  — C.S. Lewis

Photos From Past Library Performances