Hooping to interest young readers

Chelsea Parks of Inspyral Circus entertains during Piedmont Public Library's “Tails and Tales”

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Ava Provine, 5, starts to twirl the hula hoop during the Piedmont Public Library “Tails and Tales,” summer reading event Tuesday, June 22. (Photo by Robert Medley)

Chelsea Parks can hop on top of a big ball and balance while juggling green pins.

She also is an expert with the hula hoop. She had all sizes and colors of hula hoops for the youth at the Piedmont Public Library’s summer reading program “Tails and Tales,” on Tuesday, July 22. Gunner Barzee, 11, of Yukon, was one of the children in the crowd who had a try at the hula hoop.

Chelsea Parks of Inspyral Circus, gives hula hoop lessons during the Piedmont Public Library’s “Tails and Tales” summer reading event Tuesday, June 22. (Photo by Robert Medley)

The library is hosting life events on Tuesdays this summer at 11 a.m. There have been visits from firefighters, Canadian County Sheriff’s deputies with vehicles and police officers this summer.

More live events are planned.

A craft to-go bag event is 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 29.

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Those who log their 20 minutes of reading a day for seven days can get a prize from the reading program store.

The multi-talented Chelsea Parks of Hooplahoma and Inspyral Circus entertains the crowd of children at the Piedmont Public Library “Tails and Tales,” summer reading event Tuesday, June 22. (Photo by Robert Medley)

More events are being planned in July, said children’s librarian Olivia Blackketter.

Chelsea Parks of Hooplahoma and Inspyral Circus balances on a ball and juggles at the Piedmont Public Library. (Photo by Robert Medley)

To find out more call the library at (405) 373-9018 or visit the website piedmontlibrary.org.

 

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