Happy NOON Year

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Young revelers and their parents got a chance to say goodbye to 2016 and ring in the new year in a fun and festive way Saturday at the annual NOON Year’s Eve celebration, held each New Year’s Eve at the Oakland Library in Lee County.

A trio of young party-goers make crafts and write down New Year’s resolutions at Saturday’s annual NOON Year’s Eve celebration at the Oakland Library. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Area children and their parents get ready for the noon balloon drop at the annual NOON Year’s Eve celebration, held Saturday at the Oakland Library. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Brantley Barcus does a New Year’s dance during the annual NOON Year’s Eve celebration for kids held Saturday at the Oakland Library. In addition to dancing, the children got to make crafts and the enjoy the traditional balloon drop. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Albany/Lee County-area children ring in the new year with the annual balloon drop at the NOON Year’s Eve celebration, held Saturday at the Oakland Library. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Erin Honeycutt, the children’s librarian at the Oakland Library, serves up some holiday punch to a young reveler at Saturday’s NOON Year’s Eve celebration at the library. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

Albany area children are swollowed by a sea of colorful balloons during the annual balloon drop at the NOON Year’s Eve celebration, held Saturday at the Oakland Library. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)

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