In honor of the start of the Lunar New Year of the Snake and the misunderstood reptile, Master Gardeners Jess Hines and Norma Bozenmayer joined the children’s librarian Sam Edmundson in celebrating the snake at Storytime. Snake themed books, “The Greedy Python,” by Richard Buckley;
“Diamond Jim Dandy and the Sheriff,” by Sarah Burell and “Knot Cannot,” by Tiffany Stone were read to the children followed by a short informational program on snake behavior, identification and the benefits of snakes taught by a snake sock puppet.
The children then made their own sock puppets. Did you know that snakes use their forked tongues to smell their environment? For more information on snakes or other library programs visit or call the Patrick County Branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library.
