Kids can touch a truck and meet the folks who drive them

Touch-a-Truck: Fire Safety, Mandel Public Library, West Palm

Touch–a–Truck events are not just a chance for kids to look at trucks up close. It's also a fun activity that gives children the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their world and their community. Events like this take the trucks out of picture books and presents them in-person to kids by allowing them to interact with real-life vehicles and the people who operate them.

What: Touch-a-Truck: Fire Safety
When: Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 10 to 11 a.m.
Where: Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, 411 Clematis St., in the 3rd floor auditorium
Cost: Free with advance registration

Preschool age children will enjoy fire safety stories, songs, and fun activities. Meet the West Palm Beach Fire Rescue team as they demonstrate their equipment and give tours of a genuine fire engine.

Space is limited, and in-person sign-up begins in KidSpace at 9:30 a.m. For more information, visit wpbcitylibrary.org or call 561-868-7703. Note: Events post to the library's calendar within 7 to 10 days of the event, usually not before.