As noise makers popped and music rang through a normally quiet library, over a hundred people gathered to celebrate the new year, except they did so 12 hours early.

The new year celebration held Tuesday, Dec. 31 was the Wareham Free Library's Noon Year's Eve party where the library brings in a DJ, hosts a dance party and puts on different games for kids and adults to celebrate the new year at a more reasonable hour.

After kids did their best cha-cha slide, saw how low they could go in limbo and whacked a piñata to get at it's candy insides, the celebration concluded with a big countdown not for a ball to drop, but to watch over 50 balloons rain down from the library ceiling.

Marshall said he got the idea of a noon year's eve party from another library who had done it for many years. He added he wanted to put on a fun event while the kids were on their Christmas break from school.

"I think it was a lot of fun, there were a lot of families and it's always a good time," said Library Director Patrick Marshall.

He continued saying the event has evolved over the three years it has been done at the library and it wasn't always a dance party, but it used to be a variety of activity stations for kids.

The entertainment for the day was provided by Wareham resident and DJ for kids Brett Outchcunis, otherwise known as DJ Ooch. Outchcunis said he has been DJing for 22 years and he saw everything run smoothly.

"Today was a great day for the kids because everything was working as it should," said Outchcunis. "The kids were paying attention, they were engaged, they were listening and when that happens you can have an awesome party."

He added that when everything goes according to plan, it helps the kids have a good time.

"I had a great time and I'm an adult so I'm hoping the kids had a great time too," said Outchcunis.

Allison Bither of Plymouth attended the celebration with her daughter Emily. Allison Bither's mom lives in Wareham and that is how she heard about the event.

"This was awesome," said Allison Bither.

Emily Bither added with enthusiasm that the balloon drop was her favorite part.

Marshall said that even though a loud dance party might not be typical event for a library, it is important for the library to be a part of the community.

"The library is a recreational place as well as a cultural and educational place," said Marshall. "An event like this just fulfills another function of what a public library is to a community."