OXFORD – The Oxford Memorial Library is bringing back some old favorites and adding a few surprises for its “Dragon Tales” story time.

The fascination with dragons, as well as other mystical creatures, has pervaded throughout human history. Big or small, friendly or ferocious, dragons have fed our imaginations in countless stories and songs.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, families will have the chance to gather in the library’s community room to hear a few of these thrilling tales from resident story-teller, Diesel Dan Wilcox.

Visitors will listen to dragon stories, songs and watch finger plays before taking part in a few arts and crafts that may give kids a chance to take home their very own mystical creature.

“We’ve done programs like this before,” said Director Nancy Wilcox. “But we thought it’d be neat to tie it into the ‘Year of the Dragon.’”