The rules are similar to those of the past, with just a few changes. Starting on
Saturday June 2nd, children and teens can come to the library to sign up. They will receive a free pizza bookmark, a
reading log and if they want, their name and photo on our giant wall ice cream
cone.
Every week, participants should keep track of the title and author of each book they read, and also write down how many minutes it took to finish it
(rounded up to the nearest 15 minutes). When kids visit they library, they should bring in their reading logs. For children younger than five years old, for
each hour of reading, they win a prize.
For children six years and older, two hours of reading will win a
prize. Participants can win up to two prizes a
week. Any reading above and beyond this
amount will earn participants a pizza topping to decorate our giant wall
pizza.
Children are not required to read
library books. They can read books from
home, e-books, magazines, comic books, chapter books, non-fiction—basically any
format. We just want participants to
have fun and keep reading throughout the summer. If children are too young to read on their
own, even if they are older than five years old, parents can read aloud to them
and it still counts for the program.
Prizes include stickers, pencils, fake tattoos, toys,
puzzles, books, coupons for area restaurants, tickets to three local baseball
teams, t-shirts, tote bags, iTunes gift cards and more. Kids that complete at least half of the
program will be eligible for a raffle at our closing carnival. The grand prize will be an MP3 player, so
sign up for the reading program for a chance to win!
Our kickoff event begins at 2 pm on June 2nd,
where kids can decorate their own aprons and chef hats.
In subsequent posts I will list of all of our summer activities
as well as our sponsors. Stay tuned for
more information!
If you would like to volunteer for any part of the summer reading program, please contact me at childrens@wcplibrary.org or 734-3166.
