The Lincoln Public Library, 145 Old River Road, will host Xen's Critters Farm Animal Petting Zoo on Friday, July 18, from 2 to 3 p.m.

LINCOLN, Ill. -- The discordant bleating and mooing coming from Kevin Ritchhart's animal enclosures may not be as sweet as the sounds of birdsong, but like the birdcalls, they are signs of the ...