Kids check out critters at Mystic library
June 28, 2022 12:00 am
Landen Jupina, 5, of Groton reaches out to touch a bullfrog named Pickles during an Animal Adventure program Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Mystic — Taylor Enwa, a zookeeper from Animal Adventures in Bolton, Mass., introduced kids to several different kinds of animals Tuesday during a program at the Mystic Noank Library.
The animals included a fox, chinchilla, hedgehog, porcupine and goat.
The event was funded by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, which provided funds for the library to put on multiple animal-centered programs this summer.
Wesley Jackson, 6, of Stonington pets Petals, a goat, during an Animal Adventure program Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Taylor Enwa, a zookeeper from Animal Adventures in Bolton, Mass., answers questions Tuesday, June 28, 2022, as Snowball, a chinchilla, sits on her head during a program at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Kylee Chouinard, 2, of Stonington sits on mother Chrstine's lap as she pets Snowball, a chinchilla, during an Animal Adventure program Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Attendees take photos of a bullfrog named Pickles during an Animal Adventure program Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
Roman Smith, 5, of Noank reaches out to pet Pepper, a hedgehog, during an Animal Adventure program Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Mystic Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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