Three-year-old Brinley Kirts plays with a set of "Pete the Cat" glasses she made while at the Sweetwater County Library's Story Time Tuesday.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, twice a day, one of the Sweetwater County Library's youth services librarians can be found reading to children in the building's multipurpose room.
Sitting on a raised stage in front of a small gathering of youngsters Tuesday morning, librarian Trista Smith read "Pete the cat" while wearing a set of paper glasses made for the story. Becky Iwen, youth services manager for the Sweetwater County Library, said their Story Times are aimed to help young children learn basic Common Core standards such as letter and shape recognition, as well as the abilities like using scissors and following directions.
While Story Times do take place throughout the year, Iwen said a majority are hosted during the school year, with the library hosting four Story Times a week. The library hosts Story Time in the summer, but less frequently as the librarians are busy with summer reading events.
While the goal is to help children learn, Iwen said the Story Times also aim to foster a connection between children and the library.
"Story Time is just a program for children and their caregivers to come enjoy our library," Iwen said.
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