A few years ago, my wife and I attended some ‘ghost walks’ in the Western New York area. The combination of the spooky stories along with actually seeing many of these locations was a step in the right direction. But I wanted to go even further.

Over the years, I’ve collected an eclectic series of artifacts that in some way are linked to the stories of hauntings in New York that your patrons will here. There’s a dusty wooden box that contains an artifact that allows communication with the spirits of Fort William Henry. A rusted padlock holds the secrets to the Old Ulster County Jail. A wooden jewelry box with strange carvings supposedly once belonged to the Fox Sisters who were responsible for starting the entire Spiritualism movement. A small wooden jailhouse reveals the true horrors of the Amityville Murders. There’s so much more. In the years since I’ve introduced this program, it has become my most popular adult program by far. Look at all of the comments from local libraries touting just how effective this program is not only drawing in big groups of adults but captivating them from beginning to end. People walk in expecting a lecture but what they get is…something else indeed. I don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say strange things happen at each show involving these artifacts.

Now YOU have the great opportunity to bring in this one-of-a-kind adult program to YOUR library. It’s the perfect Halloween program. Also, it has real LOCAL appeal. I call it: