Allison Smith helps her daughter, Karlie, 20 months, pet a tree frog held by Paul McCormack while her older daughter, Kaycie Smith, 4, watches during McCormack's Classroom Critters at the Vivian Branch Library in Monroe.
Cameron Kohler, 9, left, and Matthew Michels, 7, of Monroe examine a blue-tongued skink, held by Mr. McCormack.