Vol. 36, No. 3
September 2006

SUMMER READING AT THE LIBRARY

For the first time in a very long time and thanks to the creativity of our children’s librarian, Kim Bell, the Library had a summer reading program for our young readers ages 6 to 16 and it was a great success! Fifteen children were very active in the program, reading a total of 217 books between June 6 and August 15. All the children earned incentive prizes along the way and every child who participated won baseballs that were autographed by Matt Kata and Luis Terrera and donated by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Our most avid reader was fifteen-year-old Lindsey Herold of Paulden, AZ who read a whopping fifty-eight books! Her grand prize was a weekend for two at the Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch in Yucca, AZ. (For more about this wonderful guest ranch which is fully accessible for disabled guests, see Volunteer News, Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch.) In the preschool to 3rd grade category, the grand winner was Raelynn Kelley who won a Perkins Panda and Perkins Panda books. Maarten Schmidt was a close second in this category and he was awarded Perkins Panda books. Our congratulations go to the winners and to all the children who participated in the summer reading program.