Building Community: Bakken MomCo & the Library

Host Vawnita Best welcomes guests Irene Sealy, director of the McKenzie County Public Library, and Bakken MomCo leaders Emily Brown and Kat Hartel. They discuss McKenzie County as a place intentionally built for families and highlight ways that mothers and families can connect through Bakken MomCo and the public library.

Bakken MomCo meets has two meetups a month from September to May at the Watford City Assembly of God church. The morning group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 9 - 11 a.m., and the evening group meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Bakken Mom Co: https://www.facebook.com/bakkenmomco

McKenzie County Public Library:

https://mckenziecountynd.gov/departments/mckenzie-county-public-library/

https://www.facebook.com/p/McKenzie-County-Public-Library-100090772545642/

My Town Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbeiKFXf9OI

00:00 Welcome

02:52 Introductions

05:03 About Bakken MomCo

06:31 Meetups & Park Days

13:24 Importance of Connection

16:39 Multi Generational Support

20:48 Community Health

23:01 MomCo Activities

28:40 Library Walk & Wonder

30:52 Library Resources

33:51 MomCo Fall Kickoff

36:18 Wrap-Up