This has been a big year for Abraham Lincoln. The 16th president’s bicentennial has been celebrated across the country, original Lincoln manuscripts are on exhibition — President Barack Obama was even sworn in on the same bible as the 16th president.
The Cazenovia Public Library brought the celebration to children and their families last Wednesday with story telling, a slideshow, and various Lincoln themed activites.
“People remember the tall man with the tall hat,” read Library Director Betsy Kennedy from a children’s book about Lincoln.
The young audience was eager to learn and partake in the discussion, raising their hands with questions and their own Lincoln trivia.
Kennedy played a slide show of photographs from the 1800s that portrayed a man full of life but severely aged by the stresses of his presidency.
After a discussion, slide show, and reading, the children could take part in several different activities from coloring to playing with Lincoln logs.
For more information about Cazenovia Public Library activities and events, call 655-9322 or visit midyork.com/cazenovia.
