'Everyone was really excited. All the kids were asking her questions. She had a smile on the whole time,' said Edgartown Public Library's Chris Look.
"Some of the kids were sobbing. They were stunned. They couldn't believe she was in front of them," library director Lisa Sherman told the newspaper, before adding:"I couldn't believe it either., Sherman said Obama encouraged everyone in the room to continue learning and supporting each other.
Before leaving, she took a group photo with more than a dozen children who attend the space as part of an after-school program. That photograph was later shared on social media by the library staff, who wrote onChris Look, who works as a circulation assistant at Edgartown Public Library said Obama likely heard the administrators were a fan of her best-selling book and referenced speculation that the family is currently in the process of purchasing a massive 29-acre home on the island.
"With her having a house here, I'm assuming she was in the neighborhood and decided to stop by," Look said, adding:"Everyone was really excited. All the kids were asking her questions. She had a smile on the whole time. It seemed like she was enjoying herself too." Local media reported Obama was accompanied by the Secret Service and her mother, Marian Shields Robinson.
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