Library Hosting 'Stuffed Animal Sleepover'

The East Ridge Library is hosting an event for children on Thursday, July 27.

Have you ever wondered what happens when the library lights go out for the night? The library staff will share this little-known world during its “Stuffed Animal Sleepover.”

Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal for a special story time, “midnight” snack and a craft. Each child will receive a picture of their stuffed animal’s adventures at the library for a souvenir.

The event starts at 6:15 p.m. and will last about an hour, officials said.

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.