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Kids talk turkey at library

The bird was the word for parents and young kids visiting the Stettler Public Library last week.
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Melissa Flieger and her daughter

The bird was the word for parents and young kids visiting the Stettler Public Library last week.

The library marked Thanksgiving with Turkey Day, a morning of crafts and games for children aged two through five, held on Friday, Oct. 10 in the Discovery Annex.

Kim Tanner, who organized Friday’s event, said she was pleased with the turnout, noting that about 85 people showed up, including both children and their caregivers.

Kids had a host of turkey-related activities to check out, from pinning the tail on the turkey, to using paints to create a hand-shaped turkey with colourful finger feathers.

“It was very well-attended,” said Tanner, adding that she plans to continue with monthly themed events for parents and young children.

The next event is scheduled for Nov. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with a winter theme that will be incorporated into the crafts and games offered.

Tanner also organizes the library’s Read and Rhyme program, held each Tuesday and Wednesday beginning at 10:30 a.m., featuring songs, crafts and rhymes targeted at kids between zero and five years of age.

The program is free of charge, and there are plans to start a similar offshoot program at the school in Botha, said assistant library manager Crystal Friars.

Friars said the programs are ideal for instilling a love of learning in young children, adding that it’s good to “start them early so they’ll be a library lover for life.”

The library has several events planned for the end of October, including a Halloween Comic Fest for kids aged 12 and up on Oct. 25, and a Monster Bash for the whole family on Oct. 30. For further details, please see the library column elsewhere in this issue.