ETV's Piggley Winks to be at library Monday

Area kids can meet Piggley Winks from Jakers! on Monday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Cherokee County Public Library, 300 E. Rutledge Ave.

As part of the ETV Foothills Roadshow, Piggley Winks, from his popular PB Kids series on South Carolina ETV, will be visiting the library. Since he loves to meet his friends and fans, Piggley Winks is inviting children of all ages to come meet and greet him for a extra special hug or handshake.

All events library are free and open to the public. Bring a camera for pictures of this favorite and loveable ETV character and a chance to enter a drawing for ETV prizes.

For more information about the special event, call Susan Sarratt, 487-2721.

Jakes! The Adventures of Piggley Winks can be seen weekdays on ETV at 2 p.m. The 2006 Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Children's

Animated Program,

Jakers! follows

the adventures of Piggley Winks, a spunky 8-year-old pig, and his friends on the Raloo

Farm in 1950's Ireland.

Each story features Piggley Winks as a granddad, telling tales of childhood shenanigans,

as well as entertaining life

lessons to his three very contemporary, rambunctious city-dwelling grandpigs. Each episode also features two live-action segments - "Piggley's Storyteller Playhouse," where professional storytellers demonstrate how specific elements, such as mood, are the keys to telling a good story, and "Meet the Grandparents," which speaks to the diversity and importance of learning from our elders.