ONE WORLD, MANY STORIES

Summer Reading Program Information and Requirements

      Upon registration participants will receive a Summer Library bag containing a Reading Log, Incentive sheets, Bookmark, Pencil and One World, Many Stories Activity book.

      Once registered participants can start keeping track of the books they read by writing them in their reading log, please read age or ability appropriate books. 

      Each age group of participants will have a required number of books, pages or minutes to read, or have read to them, in order to obtain their Reading Dollars:

·       PreK&KDG: 4 books=$1.00 (children unable to read may be read to)

·      1^st – 3^rd grade: 3 books = $1.00

·      4^th – 6^th grade: 100 pages = $1.00

·      Jr. High & High School: 100 minutes = $1.00

      Participants can obtain extra Reading Dollars by completing the incentives sheets provided upon registering and by attending, or volunteering at, the Summer Library Activities.

      The Summer Library Program will run for 8 weeks with programs every other week, participants will have assigned days for their In Library activities according to the grade they will be in next fall, Jr. high and High School will have the opportunity to volunteer.

·         PreK & KDG:  Tuesdays 10:30-11:30AM June 7^th & 21^st; July 5^th & 19^th

·         1^st – 3^rd Grades: Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 June 8^th & 22^nd; July 6^th & 20^th

·         4^th – 6^th Grades: Thursdays 10:30-11:30AM June 9^th & 23^rd; July 7^th & 21^st

·         Jr. High & High School:

- Volunteer to help with young kids (with 2 or 3 programs of their own)

      Library Programs are not a requirement for the Summer Reading Program, if they are unable to attend, they can still track the books they read on their Reading Logs. 

      Reading Logs must be brought into the library once a week, at any time, to be stamped and signed by the librarian in order to collect their earned dollars for that week.  If a participant is unable to bring in their Log, due to vacations and such, they may come in with a parent before hand and the librarian will stamp and sign off for the week or weeks they will be gone and participants can collect their dollars when they come back.

      The Reading Dollars earned by PreK – 6^th graders will go towards the End of Summer Pool/Pizza Party, Dollars earned by Jr. High & High School will go toward big prizes, the price of the party, & prizes, will be set in accordance to the participants age group:

·         PreK & KDG: $100.00

·         1^st-3^rd Grades: $80.00

·         4^th-6^th Grades: $50.00

·         Jr. High & High School: Ask for list of prizes and prices

      The Reading Dollars can also be spent on the Buying Table that will be set up for Prek – 6^th grade during the Summer Library Program.  Participants can come in at any time to spend their dollars if they like, or they may wait/save them till the last week.  A Buying Table will also be set up for Jr. High & High School during the last week of the Program.

      All Reading Logs & Reading Dollars must be turned into the librarian by the last week of the program (July 19^th – 26^th) in order to collect their Pool/Pizza Party Pass and their Summer Library Reading Certificate.