Irrigation Festival Royalty read, dance and greet little royals-to-be

By Matthew Nash • August 16, 2017 1:30 am

Princes- and princesses-to-be got a royal treat at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave., on Aug. 9.

See more pictures from the event here.

Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty including Queen Karla Najera and Princesses Alison Cobb and Emily Straling led Princess Storytime, which included each royal reading three books, a round of “Princess Hokey Pokey” and the chance to make a tiara.

Dozens of children dressed as their favorite princesses and heroes for the event as part of the North Olympic Library System’s annual Summer Reading Program. For more information on upcoming events, visit www.nols.org, call 683-1161 or email youth@nols.org.

Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty Princess Emily Straling and some new friends await the start to “Princess Hokey Pokey” at the Sequim Library during Princess Storytime on Aug. 9. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash

Princess Alison Cobb of the Sequim Irrigation Festival Royalty talks to children after doing the Princess Hokey Pokey at the Sequim Library on Aug. 9. They include, from left, Victoria Kinker, 5, Kimber, 2, and Mazie Konopaski, 4, and Tungston and Tokgnar Davis, 5.