> > > I am starting up an origami group at our local library here in the > heartland.(Lincoln, Nebraska) Was wondering about a format for the first > meeting. I expect to have Jr High age people and mom and child combos. I > plan introductions, show and tell, questions about interests, and teach a > tie fighter fold. Also give away some paper airplane calendar pages to > participants. Also will have extra copies of Essential Origami, and a list > of resources like the 736.92 section of the library, and BOS and Origami > USA. Open to any other ideas from more experienced people, I am not an > organizer generally. We have a 1&1/2 hour slot in the meeting room. > Thanks in advance, Kate Honeyman >
Hi! I answered this briefly and without fully reading your full email apparently ... The meetings I hold are fairly "open" - I try to have something planned, or at least bring a couple of books with me we can fold out of. Often someone else in the group will have a model they are willing to teach which is always fun. I've never had a good result with everyone just showing up and not having SOMETHING somewhat prepared. I did find that OUSA has the group handbook still available. It is a pdf which you can find here: https://origamiusa.org/files/COG_handbook_2015v1.pdf If the link doesn't work, go to OrigamiUSA.org. Click Resources, then go to Origami Groups and Societies, click on U.S. Origami Organizations and scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll see the blue highlighted link for the PDF. Dee
