The West End Fair has activities for children to learn about the agriculture side of the event.

This year, the Western Pocono Community Library is coming to the fair.

Miss Jessie will be reading about donkeys, rabbits and horses from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Livestock area.

Children will be able to hear the stories, meet the animals and explore the fair.

The schedule is 2:30, Feed & Donkeys; 3:30 p.m., rabbits; 4:30 p.m., horses; 5:30 p.m., goats; 6:30 p.m., lambs; and 7:30 p.m., cows.

“The library has a great following for its story times,” said Julie Weiss, who is helping to coordinate the event.

She said it will be a great time for more children to learn about books and animals and for parents to decompress a bit.

4-H members will be on hand to answer questions about the animals.

The popular Farmer for a Day exhibit will be open daily from 2-8 p.m.

Organizer Jen Rufo said the walk-through hands-on activity gives children a chance to discover farming and learn where their food comes from and how it grows.

Children can pick a wooden apple from a tree, dig up potatoes or “milk” a wooden cow.

The exhibit was built by Mark Green of the Lions Club. He had built one for the Carbon Fair and West End asked to borrow it. Of course directors wanted one to add permanently. This year the attraction has added a goat.

Children enjoy playing in the corn bin or mastering tic-tac-toe with little pumpkins.

Toddlers might spend 15-20 minutes in the exhibit. Other children might go through faster.

“A lot of kids go through multiple times,” Rufo said.

The free exhibit is located near the fruit and vegetable exhibit building, near the livestock exhibit.

“Everything fits together,” Rufo said.

For those children and adults who prefer a quieter fair experience, the fair is bringing back its sensory-friendly morning.

Children and adults who are sensitive to noise, lights and commotion can spend time on rides and seeing exhibits.

The Farmer for a Day exhibit will be open during this time.

This year the fair will be adding a special performance of the dinosaur and acrobat show presented by the Stone Age.

Admission is free and so are the activities. A couple of the food stands will be open.

For more details, email wefasensory@outlook.com.