Fancy young ladies fill the library

MILLBROOK — Millbrook Central School District’s spring break brought children to the library throughout the first week of April for fun-filled programs. Youth Services Coordinator Joan Frenzel said one of the favorites was a “Fancy Nancy” tea party held in the children’s section of the library on Wednesday, April 4. The tea party was based on the widely popular children’s book series, “Fancy Nancy,” which tells the story of a girl with a big personality who adores all things fancy. The series is written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser and now includes more than 36 books. The “Fancy Nancy” series inspires children to use fancy words and find creative ways to live a fancy life just like the main character. Frenzel put out a crystal ball at the tea party filled with pieces of paper with words on them. Each child picked out a fancy word to use during the tea party.“The children were all dressed up and I read them a story of Fancy Nancy. They got to dress me up. They each got to put something on me to make me fancy.”Frenzel said the children enjoyed choosing what she would wear.The “Fancy Nancy” tea party was for children ages 3 to 8. “They had a couple of crafts to make,” said Frenzel. “They made a wand and a tiara and we had a real tea party with real teapots, pink lemonade, beautiful cookies, trays and cup cakes. It was just a very fancy party. It was so fun.” Frenzel said some of the older children had read the series while many of the younger children were discovering the books.In addition to the “Fancy Nancy” tea party other programs throughout the week included bingo on Tuesday, April 3, for children ages three to 10. Frenzel said that bingo is always a popular event at the library. On Thursday, April 5, Frenzel tried out a new program called Sing with Me. It’s a song and creative movement class for children from 2 months through 5 years. The active sessions are held at the library. Check the calendar online at www.millbrookfreelibrary.org for future events at the Millbrook Public Library.

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