The Azle Memorial Library hosted its first children’s summer performers event, All About Animals, June 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the library’s Community Room, followed by a second presentation at noon.
During the program, children and their families gathered to learn about and meet living descendants of prehistoric dinosaurs, including a Meyer’s parrot, a box turtle, giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches, a legless lizard, a hedgehog, sugar gliders and a bearded dragon. The event gave children an opportunity to see the animals up close while learning about their habitats, behaviors and unique characteristics.
“Whenever kids get to see an animal and learn about them, especially animals they've never seen before, it can spark their curiosity to learn more about them, which could also get them into a library for books about those animals and get them reading more and then just spark their curiosity in general,” Children’s Services Libarian Ava Bryant told The Azle News. “They may find out they love a certain animal, that they want to learn more about the animal. It also makes them interested in biology or science, and it also helps with their empathy, learning about animals, endangered animals, conservation, all that helps with empathy,”
