Freeporters welcome fall with festival

Karissa Lazo, 7, and her mom Yolonda Lazo enjoyed cotton candy and a soft pretzel during the Freeport Memorial Library Fall Festival on Oct. 7.

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Librarian Michelle Samuel handed out the soft pretzels for attendees during festival.

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Library volunteer Kailyn Reynolds, 16, looked after the bunnies and chickens during the festival’s petting zoo.

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Brother and sister, Daury, 4, left and Nashla Santiago, 6, right loved the cotton candy at the festival.

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Siblings, Daury, 4 and Nashla, 6 Santiago dug their faces into own cone of fluffy blue cotton candy on Oct. 7. Laughing they showed off their blue stained teeth and walked alongside their parents to participate in the Freeport Memorial Library’s Fall Festival activities.

The library and Freeport families celebrated the fall season during a full day of inflatable bouncy houses, an obstacle course, face painting, games and more. Library staff and volunteers gave out Italian ices, hot pretzels to attendees. Other activities included live karaoke and D.J. Children were seen running and playing on the library’s lawn, while parents caught up with friends and neighbors.