Iola Public Library’s Water Fun & Foam provided a welcome break from the heat for area children on Monday afternoon. The event, part of the library’s Summer Reading Program, was held on the Flewharty Annex’s west lawn.
Oceans of Possibilities, this year’s theme for summer reading, continues until July 29 and features a variety of programs for area youth. All events are free and open to the public.
Elizabeth Chriestenson, age 5, reacts after a successful run—and fall— on the slip and slide. Lanie Mileham, age 8, has fun with the library’s improvised foam machine. 
Lesa Cole, Youth Services librarian, tries to avoid getting soaked by Mary Frantz, age 7. Tiffany Koehn, center, helps supervise the organized chaos. Around 50 children attended, including youngsters from The Growing Place, a childcare center in Humboldt. Emersyn Higginbotham, age 6, plays with pool noodles as Tyson Koehn, age 5, and his younger brother Maverick, about 18 months old, join in on the fun. 
Gage Gloshan, 7 years old, strategizes the next location of giant pick-up sticks. 
Maverick Koehn gets soaked by a sprinkler as Emersyn Higginbotham looks on.
