Firefighter Storytime

Firefighter Storytime comes to the Salt Lake City Public Library Marmalade Branch on Wednesday, October 21, at 10:30 AM. It's a children's storytime session that's part of a larger tour moving through the city's public library system throughout the month. If you've got little ones and you're around the Marmalade neighborhood that morning, it's a good one to have on your radar.

The whole thing is a partnership between the library and the Salt Lake City Fire Department, and it's timed to coincide with Fire Prevention Week in October. The format is simple: a local firefighter reads a story to the kids, and the session is built around teaching fire safety skills. It's a way for children to get some practical safety tips from someone who actually does the job, rather than just hearing about it from a book.

One of the best parts is that the kids get to take home a fire helmet of their own after the session. It's a small thing, but it's the kind of detail that makes a morning at the library stick with a kid long after they've left. Between the story, the safety tips, and the helmet, there's enough to keep them occupied for a while.

This is one stop in a tour that hits different branches across the city throughout October—the sessions run on the 6th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 21st, and 24th. If the 21st doesn't work for you, you might find another date that does. The Marmalade Branch session is Wednesday, October 21, at 10:30 AM.