The professor of nonsense and throwing things
The Professor Show was created with one goal in mind: for every single patron to enjoy it. It's truly a show for all ages, something that parents and their kids can talk about together on the trip home.
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Due to overwhelming demand there are now three professors, Prof. Tony, Prof. Brian and Prof. E.C. Each one provides the same great level of high quality entertainment, just with a slightly different face. We'll find the right professor for you based on availability and location.
Every year Prof. Tony puts together a new show with some classics (patrons always ask to see him get all of the bowls spinning in the air at once). This means you can bring the show back year after year, building a family tradition. The shows are always designed to fit the year's CSLP summer reading theme.
Actual Quotes from Actual Librarians:
The Professor Show has been going strong for over seven years now! Each year we've brought an incredible new show to patrons around the midwest including:
2026: "Tricks You'll Dig" for the theme Unearth A Story
2025: "Tricks in Technicolor" for the theme Color Your World
2024: "Mysteries and Marvels: An Oddity Odessy" for the theme Adventure Begins At Your Library
2023: "A Show for One and a Show For All" for the theme All Together Now!
2022: "Fish & Tricks" for the theme Oceans of Possibilities
2021: "Where the Wild Show Is" for the theme Tails and Tales
2020: "A Not-So Grimm Show" for the theme Imagine Your Story
2019: "Unexpected Flying Objects" for the theme A Universe of Stories
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Juggling Workshops Available On Request! Truly an all ages event.
Tony and Brian are certified as instructors by the Youth Juggling Academy. Juggling workshops are a great way to inspire confidence, physical activity and develop hand eye co-ordination. They're great for summer reading programs, of course, but they're also incredibly popular as senior events and adult programming. Juggling scarves make the art of throwing things around accessible to people of all ages and ability levels.