Stuffed animals take over at library ‘sleepover’

122619.N.PJ.LibrarySleepover_1.jpg — Children listen to Santa read a story before the stuffed animal "sleepover" Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Cloquet Public Library. After the kids listened to the stories and made a Christmas tree craft, they left their furry friends at the library overnight. (Photo courtesy of Keiko Satomi)

By Pine Journal and Jamey Malcomb

December 23, 2019 at 1:02 PM

Carlton County kids converged on the Cloquet Public Library Thursday, Dec. 12, for an unusual event.

The children brought their favorite stuffed animals to listen to stories by Santa and make a Christmas tree craft. Instead of taking their inanimate buddies home, the kids kissed the stuffed animals good night and left them there for a sleepover.

During the night, the stuffed animals read a few books, played games like hide and seek in the book drop, made some photo copies, had some snacks and brushed their teeth.

122619.N.PJ.LibrarySleepover_2.jpg — A stuffed centipede makes a photocopy of its face during at stuffed animal sleepover Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Cloquet Public Library. (Photo courtesy of Keiko Satomi)

When the children returned in the morning, each received a booklet of their friends’ adventures during the night.

The stuffed animal sleepover is one of a long list of kid-focused events at the Cloquet library.

122619.N.PJ.LibrarySleepover_3.jpg — Some stuffed animals have a little "pizza" at a stuffed animal "sleepover" Thursday, Dec. 12, at the Cloquet Public Library. (Photo courtesy of Keiko Satomi)

Stuffed animals take over at library ‘sleepover’

The animals played games, made photocopies after their tiny humans left the library