80 Preschoolers Attend Lamb Storytime at the Library

Lauren Kyota attempts to feed one of the lambs a bottle at a special outdoor preschool story time Wednesday.

Last Wednesday, both the Manchester Co-op Preschool and the Manchester Early Childhood Center’s preschool classes joined the Manchester District Library's preschool story time for a special outdoor story time that included petting and feeding lambs "Jack" and "Jill", both less than a week old, and hearing a storybook about a lamb on a farm read by youth librarian Karen Seghers. The preschool classes took walking trips from the Ackerson building to the parking lot of the library. The library estimates that 80 preschoolers attended, perhaps the largest storytime session the library has ever held.

One of the 4-year old preschool classes from MECC on the way to the library.

While at times a long wait, everyone waited patiently to see the lambs.

After being fed by the first 10 or so preschoolers, Jack and Jill were full and just wanted to be petted.

a 4-year-old class waits for a story on the curb.

Many preschoolers in the 3-year-old MECC class opted to practice good sun safety and wear their sun hats.

Ms. Karen holding Jill.

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by Fritz Swanson

Fritz Swanson has written for The Believer, the Christian Science Monitor, Print Magazine, McSweeney's, Esopus, LSA Magazine, and The Mid-American Review. He serves as a trustee on the Manchester District Library Board. He's the designer and publisher of The Manchester Mirror.

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