Summer Reading Wrap-Up

This year was a great year for our Summer Reading Program!  Our patrons and staff had a great time digging into reading, looking beneath the surface, and exploring groundbreaking reads.  Let's take a look back at our summer.

Early Literacy and Children's Summer Reading

Abigail is ready to rule the road!

This year, we had a total of 821 children participate in Summer Reading.  We had our first ever Early Literacy Summer Reading Program for ages birth to 4 years, with 150 children participating.  These little ones worked on activities to help them get ready to read!

There were 671 children in grades Kindergarten to 5 who participated in our Children's Summer Reading Program.  The children kept track of how many minutes they read this summer and could come to the library for a prize when they had completed 250, 500, 750, and 1000 minutes of reading.  They also earned entries for our grand prize, a new bicycle.  There were 176 children who completed 1000 minutes of reading; we also had 64 children read a total of 2000 minutes to earn extra entries for the grand prize drawing.  Here's our winner, Abigail, with her brand new bike!

Teen Summer Reading
It was also a big summer for Teens with 290 teens participating in Summer Reading.  Like the children, they kept track of how many minutes they read and came into the library to collect prizes along the way.  They were earning entries for the chance to win a Kindle Fire HD or a $100 gift certificate!  The grand prize winner, Blake, chose a Kindle Fire HD.

Blake and her prize

Emma and her gift card

Adult Summer Reading
This year we had 335 participants and 1718 books read!  This averages out to around 5 books read per adult.  The grand prize winner, Emma W. chose a $100 gift card as her prize.  Other prizes of a Starbuck’s gift card & reading mug went to Patti O., Pat S., Tammy S., Angel M., Sarah N., and Tamara B.

But We Didn't Just Read....

Down the Rabbit Hole to Summer Reading!

Summer Reading Kick-Off with Tom Sieling

Worm Composting with Carla Allen

Make Your Own Book Planters

Masquerade Ball

 

































































Thank you again to everyone who participated in Summer Reading.  We're already planning for next year and hope you'll join us again!

Keep Reading,
Alyssa