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Kids' Carnival Marks End Of Summer
Children's Carnival drew in at least 100 for the celebration of theapproaching end of library's summer reading program.
There was magic, face painting, “tattooing,” games, bracelet making, and more. No, the circus wasn’t back in town; it was the annual end-of-the-summer children’s carnival at the on Aug. 4.
Now in its fourth or fifth year, the carnival traditionally marks the end of the library’s , which officially wraps up next week, according to Newark library’s Mary Ayers.
About six library staff members helped to put on the day’s event. They hosted carnival-style games like a milk bottle toss and operated a photo booth for kids to take memories of the day with them.
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Face painting and tattoos were the more popular attractions for the day. Staff members turned children into their favorite animals and whimsical creatures.
In order to put on the children’s carnival, Newark Library staff had the help of 10 teen volunteers, many of whom volunteer for other library activities.
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"I spend a lot of time here with the Reading Buddies program, so I thought I’d help out today. I just really enjoy the library," said teen volunteer and student Marissa Colon.
During the fair, Colon showed kids and their parents how to make colorful friendship bracelets.
Sangeetha Ramdas, along with her daughter Shriya, age 8, and son Ritvik, 9, enjoyed braiding the yarn after Colon showed them how.
"We’re from Fremont, but wherever the library is having an interesting event, we’ll be there," said Ramdas.
Many parents appeared to be thinking like Ramdas by choosing to attend the carnival with their children. About 100 people showed up for Thursday’s event.
"The weather cooperated today. Depending on the year, the weather, the circumstances we can see as many as 200 people at the carnival," Ayers said .
Many of those at the carnival were mesmerized by the day’s magician, who kept the crowd entertained with a show of sleight-of-hand.
All kids who attended went home with a goodie bag full of small toys and candy treats.
The goodie bags as well as the event itself were funded by the Newark Library League.
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