Traveling zoo stops by the firehouse

MILLERTON — With help from a menagerie of creatures from the traveling Two by Two Zoo, the NorthEast-Millerton Library drew a large turnout of young readers and their families at the kick-off to this year’s Summer Reading Program on Friday, July 2. 

Originally scheduled to be held at the library’s backyard, the program was moved over to the Millerton firehouse at 29 Century Blvd. that afternoon. 

From a rabbit, to a bearded dragon and a North American alligator to a ball python, goats, a hedgehog and many other members of the animal kingdom, local children and their families visited with a wide range of animals that traveled to Millerton with the Two by Two Zoo.

With the program running from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., NorthEast-Millerton Library Youth Services Coordinator Kristin McClune counted that nearly 77 people attended within the first half hour. 

On their way out of the firehouse, the children were invited to choose a free book from a selection of chapter and picture books provided by the library to take with them.

— Kaitlin Lyle

Bundled up in a cozy blanket and relaxing in the arms of Two by Two Zoo Educator Sue Scalzo, Billy Joe the joey popped his head out to watch young readers visit with a few of his friends from the Two by Two Zoo inside the Millerton firehouse. Photo by Kaitlin Lyle

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