1999 Summer Library Reading Program
A free
Tom Pease concert kicks off the Public Library's 1999 children's summer library
program theme: "Go Global: Read!"
The library can play a key role in maintaining reading skills as well as
keeping kids productively entertained in the summer. Exciting free activities with a world-wide spin will be
offered. Children of all ages can
register June 7 or any time after to participate in the nine week reading
program, including reading incentive games for school age children and a
"read-to-me" program for birth through five years of age.
There
will be a 6 week series of story times scheduled for preschoolers in July and a
three week series of videos on Wednesdays in August. The program features volunteer opportunities for teens to work in the library store. New this year is an electronic reading program
for school age children via the library's web pages.
Families
are invited to shows by special performers.
The kick-off program with songster Tom Pease will include performances
June 7 at 1:30 and 2:30. Tuesdays in
July include storytellers, musicians, and story time by staff from radio
station WROE. The Library Foundation's
FOAL Endowment Fund has generously underwritten the costs of the performances.
The
statewide program is sponsored annually by the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction to encourage children to read for pleasure and explore resources
available at their public library. As
they enjoy books and other library materials, they can maintain or improve
their reading skills and build lifelong interests.
Call 832-6187, stop in at the library or visit the library's web page at www.apl.org for more information. The library building is handicapped accessible, and with advance notice, arrangements can be made for sign language interpretation.
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