Family Literacy Day marked in Sarnia with Stories on the Farm

Family Literacy Day marked in Sarnia with Stories on the

Buildings near the entrance of the Children’s Animal Farm in Sarnia’s Canatara Park were taken over Friday morning by story times and crafts.

Stories on the Farm was a Family Literacy Day event held by Literacy Lambton in partnership with the Lambton County Library, the Ska:na Family Learning Centre, The Book Keeper, Lambton EarlyON and the Parent Professional Resource Centre.

Families with children up to kindergarten age were invited out to hear stories, make crafts and enjoy warm drinks at the free community event.

Kaitlyn Timmermans and her sons Ishmael, 1, and Kiyan, 3, make crafts Friday in the Carriage House at the Children's Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event.
Kaitlyn Timmermans and her sons Ishmael, 1, and Kiyan, 3, make crafts Friday in the Carriage House at the Children’s Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event. Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer
Ellen Dark, a community librarian with the Lambton County Library, leads story time Friday in the log cabin at the Children's Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event.
Ellen Dark, a community librarian with the Lambton County Library, leads story time Friday in the log cabin at the Children’s Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event. Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer
A sled is parked Friday outside the Carriage House at the Children's Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event.
A sled is parked Friday outside the Carriage House at the Children’s Animal Farm in Sarnia during Stories on the Farm, a Family Literacy Day event. Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer

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