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Jennifer Perryman reads "Raccoon Tune" during a Michigan Reads! Program at the Milan Public Public on Sept. 24.
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"R" was for reading and raccoon last week at the Milan Public Library.
Just ask Abigail Kittell, 2 1/2, who was one of about six children who left the evening program with a raccoon craft in hand after listening to a pair of stories about the nocturnal creatures.
Abigail's mom, Jennifer Kittell, said they had been attending the preschool programs at the library for a long time.
"Abigail likes doing the crafts," she said.
The program, held Sept. 24, is one of several offered by the Milan Public Library at 151 Wabash St. each month.
In September, the library participated in the Michigan Reads! program, which encourages early literacy, said Jennifer Perryman, youth assistant at the library.
The books are chosen by the Library of Michigan and are written by authors from the state, she said.
First, the children heard Perryman read "Raccoon Tune" by Nancy Shaw of Ann Arbor and illustrated by Howard Fine.
At the end of the hour, they made a raccoon out of a paper lunch bag.
Tyler Kendall, 2 1/2, of Milan sat around the table mesmerized by the tales.
He got help making the craft from his mother, Alicia Kendall.
She said she brought the youngster because "books are good for kids."
Kayma Kierczak, also of Milan, brought three children to the program.
She sat with Easton, 3 months, in her lap, while her daughters Brayla, 8, and Jersey, 3, sat around the table listening to the stories.
"This is our first time coming in the evening," Kayma Kierczak said.
She praised the program, saying, "They get the interaction with the teacher, all the kids, and they like the stories; plus, it's free," she said.
Brayla, she said, is home schooled, so the mother and daughter frequently visit the library for ideas and materials.
Kristen Hunsberger, a Borders employee, brought her daughter, Gracie, 3 1/2, to the program.
"I grew up going to the library," she said.
Shih Tzu-Lin said she brings her daughter Celeste Lee, 6, to the library every week.
"She likes reading," Tzu-Lin said, adding Barbie, princess toys and "anything pink" are popular with her daughter, as well.
The library offers one evening reading program a month and several during the day. Registration is requested.
Call 439-1240 for more information.
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