Summer Reading at CPL

Over the last two weeks, our Children’s librarian Jenn Lindsay and her staff visited over 1,000 students at area schools (Chestnut Ridge Elementary-700 students, Paul Road Elementary-100 students, and Florence Brasser School-265 students) informing them of the library’s upcoming Summer Reading Program and performing storytime skits.

The Summer Reading Program is an important statewide program for children as it provides them the opportunity to take part in special programs offered by the library to promote reading and the use of the library during the summer months. This year’s theme is Catch the Reading Bug.

For children the Summer Reading Program will begin June 30 and end August 8. The kick off begins with performance by Airplay, a juggling and unicycling duo. Other high attendance programs planned are a tie-dye program on July 22, a truck/tractor show on August 19 and a butterfly release with the Seneca Park Zoo on August 21.

Kids also sign up to be entered into weekly prize drawings. Children ages 2-5 can sign up as Crickets to be entered into drawings for every 15 minutes read. The Fireflies for ages 6-12 can sign up for the weekly drawings for every 30 minutes read. In the picture above Jenn Lindsey is with Kyra Hayden age 11 and Sydney Hayden age 9 - our first Summer Reading Program signups!!!