In the days leading up to Halloween, staff and volunteers at the George H. & Laura E. Brown Library in Washington were busy hosting holiday events for young patrons from toddlers to teens.

First up was a children’s story time held Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing series of special events geared to the library’s youngest visitors.

“In September, we did the pirates and princesses tea party, and I’ll do something for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day … all the holidays,” said children’s librarian Terry Rollins.

Teaming up with Rollins for the Halloween festival of books, stories and poems was Mary Pat Musselman, a retired teacher and frequent volunteer with children’s events at Brown Library.

Friday afternoon, it was the older kids’ turn when the library invited students in sixth through twelfth grade for a Halloween-theme gathering.

Kimberly Davenport, library services coordinator, planned a sugar skull craft based on Mexican folk art. Participants crafted their own design and painted it on a flower pot. Helping Davenport with the project were volunteer Aimee Piper, library assistants Elizabeth Tankard and Claudia Dahlen and Southside High School junior Hannah Linton, an intern at the library.

“We started the programs for teens about four years ago and it has grown from there,” Davenport said.