When I was younger, my sister and I participated in the Book it! program through our local library. Call me nerdy, but there was nothing greater than finally earning enough points to get my personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Well that feeling of success and pure excitement leads me to today's post. Summer reading isn't just about homework- it can be about much more.
Libraries, book stores and organizations across the country have created summer programs designed to encourage reading in students of all ages. Local libraries host summer reading competitions, live story hours for the little ones and even Nintendo Wii parties. At the Live Oak Public Libraries in Savannah, GA, the Summer Reading Splash has officially begun! Kids ages three and up can take part in hands on art projects and games inspired by books. A teen schedule of events is also available including Twilight Trivia- get your Edward fix at the library!
Not only can you read for fun, but you can read to break a world record! Scholastic Books is sponsoring a challenge for kids everywhere! The more you read, the more minutes you log and the closer they are to breaking the world record! Check here to see if your school is registered!
Finally, Barnes and Noble bookstores are doing their part to encourage reading by offering FREE prizes for kids. You can download a passport on their website and keep track of books read. Once you hit 8, you get to pick out a free book!
This summer when the going gets hot and humid, the hot and humid head into the AC and start reading! Those summer reading lists will get shorter by the day! Summer was always the time when my Dad would let me and my sisters stay up a little later to hear one more chapter. Happy reading!
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