Family fun at the library

Citizens of all ages are enjoying the Summer Reading Programs at the J. Joel Edwards Public Library in Zebulon and they run through the end of July. Sign up at frrls.beanstack.com or visit the library during regular business hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Attendees of the library’s first Books ‘n Bites were awarded a rare treat as Warm Springs author Deron Hicks chatted about his five previous books and provided some teasers for his upcoming mystery set in Asheville, NC.

Local kids learned about the county’s K-9 officers from Lt. James Fox who taught them about Ben and his jobs and Dep. Casey Hammond who taught them about Buster and his duties.

Students got to experience the world of Polynesian Program with Dawn Mahealani who presented Tahitian Dance, Maori Poi and Hawaiian Hula. Students and even PCFD chief Bobby Wilkerson got to join in the musical fun by dancing and playing the Hawaiian instrument the uli uli!. Dawn is a distant cousin of Princess Ka’iulani, the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom.