Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony

Hundreds Fill Shawnee Pioneer Library

  • Seven-month-old Sutton Duarte, of OKC, looks worried as he sits on Santa’s lap at the Shawnee Pioneer Library on Nov. 17.
    Seven-month-old Sutton Duarte, of OKC, looks worried as he sits on Santa’s lap at the Shawnee Pioneer Library on Nov. 17.
  • The Sequoyah Elementary Honor Choir sings Christmas carols at the Celebration of Life Park during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Choirs from Horace Mann and Jefferson elementaries also sang.
    The Sequoyah Elementary Honor Choir sings Christmas carols at the Celebration of Life Park during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Choirs from Horace Mann and Jefferson elementaries also sang.
  • Santa Claus takes a few more pictures with kids outside the Shawnee Pioneer Library during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Santa Claus takes a few more pictures with kids outside the Shawnee Pioneer Library during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Octavia McIntyre, 2, of Shawnee, sits on Santa's lap in the Shawnee Pioneer Library during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Kids could also decorate ornaments, make gingerbread houses, and create something in the Maker Lab. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Octavia McIntyre, 2, of Shawnee, sits on Santa's lap in the Shawnee Pioneer Library during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Kids could also decorate ornaments, make gingerbread houses, and create something in the Maker Lab. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Pioneer Library employee Cecilia Young, far right, helps Brayton Schwertner, 5, of Midwest City, to add glitter to the inside of a clear ornament during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Kids could also visit with Santa Claus, make gingerbread houses, and create something in the Maker Lab. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Pioneer Library employee Cecilia Young, far right, helps Brayton Schwertner, 5, of Midwest City, to add glitter to the inside of a clear ornament during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Kids could also visit with Santa Claus, make gingerbread houses, and create something in the Maker Lab. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Pioneer Library employees Noelani Sogata and Cecilia Young, and library volunteer Natalie Bright help children to decorate clear plastic ornaments during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Besides two types of ornaments to decorate, kids could create something in the Maker Lab, build gingerbread houses and visit with Santa Claus. The elementary school choirs also sang at the Celebration of Life Park before the Christmas tree was lit on top of the library. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Pioneer Library employees Noelani Sogata and Cecilia Young, and library volunteer Natalie Bright help children to decorate clear plastic ornaments during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Besides two types of ornaments to decorate, kids could create something in the Maker Lab, build gingerbread houses and visit with Santa Claus. The elementary school choirs also sang at the Celebration of Life Park before the Christmas tree was lit on top of the library. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Pioneer Library employee Noelani Sogata holds a funnel as Charlotte McGee, 6, of Shawnee, adds glitter to the inside of a clear ornament during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Attendance was so high that the library was running out of craft supplies. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Shawnee Pioneer Library employee Noelani Sogata holds a funnel as Charlotte McGee, 6, of Shawnee, adds glitter to the inside of a clear ornament during the Shawnee Tree Lighting event on Nov. 17. Attendance was so high that the library was running out of craft supplies. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Children jump up and clap after the Shawnee Tree is lit on top of the Pioneer Library on Nov. 17. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Children jump up and clap after the Shawnee Tree is lit on top of the Pioneer Library on Nov. 17. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
  • Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony
    Shawnee Tree Lighting Ceremony

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