LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Lawton Public Library held a New Year's Eve party earlier in the day, but for the community youth.

The Library hosted a "Noon Year's Eve" celebration in collaboration with the United Way of Southwest Oklahoma.

The event was aimed at younger children in the community giving them a chance to party for the new year without having to stay up too far past bedtime!

It featured book readings, arts and crafts and lots of snacks for the children.

"It was great, the library puts on a lot of good events for the kids," Jessica O'Conner said. "We come to the story time that they do a lot, and they always have a lot of fun shooting the songs and doing the dances, and the arts and crafts that they do it really good so we had a lot of fun today."

All parents who attended were given a winter-themed book to take home and read to their children.