Congratulations To 692 Lakewood Summer Readers!

Congratulations to 692 Summer Readers from birth through twelfth grade who finished the Lakewood Public Library summer reading club by reading either 30 books, 30 chapters or 30 hours from May 9th, 2016 through August 1st, 2016. A total of 2,873 children and students were registered for the Summer Reading Club this summer; 14,456 books, 8,640 chapters, and 3,005 hours of reading were completed. WOW! Readers recorded their reading and checked in at the Main Library and/or the Madison Branch throughout the summer and received support and encouragement from library staff, parents, caregivers, and community supporters as we all joined together to prevent the "summer slide."

A culminating celebration occurred at the Madison Park Pavilion on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 with readers from birth through 5th grade and their families. We had a wonderful time playing games and soaking library staff with 294 party attendees.

A party with the readers in 6th through 12th grade took place on Friday, August 12th, 2016 at 3 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpse Room.

Thank you to Madison Square Lanes Bowling Alley, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Giant Eagle, Chuck E. Cheese’s of North Olmsted, Angelo’s Pizza, Jimmy John’s, Cyrano’s Place, Jocelyn Petruccio Photography, and Ana Bell’s Vanity for providing prizes to reward our readers! A huge thanks to the Friends of the Lakewood Public Library for providing most of the children’s programs offered this summer as well as the weekly drawing gift cards and book prizes!

Julie Strunk

I am Manager of Children's and Youth Services at the Lakewood Public Library.

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Volume 12, Issue 17, Posted 10:25 PM, 08.16.2016