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Jojo Higgins, 4, shows the book she is most excited to read from a bag full of books she and her mom checked out at the Auburn Public Library on Monday. The theme for the library’s summer reading program, which kicked off Monday, centers on dinosaurs. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Lexi Allen, 10, layers construction paper cutouts together to form a flower at the arts and crafts station of the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event Monday in Auburn. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Eleanor Foster, 6, receives her free ice cream from Top It owner Corrie Pulsifer during the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event Monday in Auburn. As could be expected, the free ice cream booth led to very excited children and a consistent line of families. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Siblings Lily, at left, Judah, center, and Ada pose for a picture taken by their mom, Felicia, during the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event on Monday in Auburn. The theme for this summer’s program centers on dinosaurs, and the Jurassic Park Jeep is owned by couple Megan Main and Dillon Perkins, who show up to community events to provide a little extra fun for families. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Siblings Judah, left, Lily, second from left, and Ada get permission from their mom, Felicia, to pet a T-Rex toy held by Megan Main at the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event Monday in Auburn. The husband-and-wife pair, also consisting of Dillon Perkins at right, go to local events to give families a fun photo op, but they are not a business. “Just to share some joy through parking the Jeep,” she said, while Perkins added “the smiles are worth it, for sure.” (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Isa Sajrin, 7, center, and sister Lani Sajrin pick out swag as their mom, Joyce Bennett, looks over the literature handed out by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services booth during the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event Monday in Auburn. The theme for this summer’s program centers on dinosaurs. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Michael Thomas, 8, receives a prize from assistant children’s services librarian Heather Runnels after he completed a dinosaur-themed scavenger hunt during the Auburn Public Library’s summer reading kickoff event on Monday in Auburn. The entire summer program is dinosaur-themed this year. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)

Libby Kamrowski Kenny is a staff photographer at the Sun Journal who came aboard in June 2025. She’s been in journalism longer than that though, as her prematurely graying hair can attest, starting as...

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