The library is bustling with activity this time of year as we approach the start of our summer reading programs. Every age group is able to take part, so no one will feel left out. For the adults, our program this year is entitled “Between the Covers”. The adult session lasts longer than that of the other two. It will go from May 29 through July 31. Some unique things are planned for the adults, including the start of the program social, book discussions, movies, and a murder mystery. Paulina will have more details in next week’s column.
Teens entering seventh through twelfth grade can look forward to “Own the Night” which runs from May 29 through June 29. Sign up and set a reading goal to earn a cool tee shirt. In addition, there will be programs taking place throughout the five weeks that you can attend, including a program by the evidence division of the Liberal Police Department, Yoga, and much more. When you sign up, you’ll get a sheet with all the info on it.
Children from infant through entering sixth grade can sign up for “Dream Big…Read”. Besides the reading portion of the program to earn the tee shirt, there are also age group gatherings each week for stories and crafts and special programs the whole family can attend, including Mad Science, a storyteller, and a program on nocturnal animals, to name a few. When children sign up, they’ll get a program sheet that tells all about the activities.
Sign up week is May 21 - 26. We are hoping that patrons can make it into the library during that week, but if not, it will be possible to sign up after the 26th of May. New this year is the option to print out your sign-up sheets on line, fill them out, and have them ready when you come in to sign up. To access each set of forms, go to www.lmlibrary.org, Adult Summer Reading will be in the column on the left. Teens go to Youth Pages at the top of our home page, click on teen drop down, then following summer reading in left column. For children, it’s Youth Pages on the top of the home page, kid’s page, then summer reading on the left. All the forms can be picked up when you are at the library as well. Parents need to accompany minors, as a media release form will need to be signed.
Parents, the Dream Big…Read! Program is truly beneficial to your children in that it provides reading practice, through a fun program, for five additional weeks into the summer. Research proves that children lose reading skills throughout the summer unless they read. “Access to reading materials has been consistently identified as a vital element in enhancing the reading development of children. Of all the activities in which children engage outside of school, time spent actually reading is the best predictor of reading achievement – the more students read, the better readers they become (Allington, 2006; Anderson, Wilson, & Fielding, 1988).” (Taken from Summer Reading Loss by Maryann Mraz & Timothy V. Rasinski at www.readingrockets.org/article/15218/)
The library affords wonderful access to reading materials to help your child keep up his or her reading skills this summer and a fun program to go along with those materials. Why not plan to join us? See you at Memorial Library!
COMING UP AT THE LIBRARY THIS WEEK
· Sign up week May 21-26. Stop by the Children’s Desk
· Teen Gaming, Thursday, May 24 at 4:00
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