Wayne County Public Library is inviting families to dive into a summer of books, creativity and community fun with its “Color Our World” Summer Reading Club, which began May 27 and runs through July 26. The free program encourages reading across all age groups with the chance to earn prizes and participate in programs hosted at each library location.
Summer Reading Club helps prevent summer learning loss. Studies show children who don’t read over summer break can lose up to three months of reading progress, and that learning gap compounds over time. Reading even five books over the summer can help prevent this, and incorporating just 10-15 minutes of reading a day supports vocabulary, fluency and comprehension development.
To participate, families can visit any WCPL location to pick up a reading log or register using the Beanstack app. Children and teens track time spent reading, earning prizes and drawing entries for every five hours logged — up to 50 hours. Adults also can participate by logging the number of books they read for prize drawings. Reading material can come from any source including the library, home, audiobooks, comic books or being read to.
Children can earn up to four free books of their choice while teens can earn up to three. Grand prize drawings for children and teens will take place at the end of the program.
Summer events
—Draw AloOng cARToonin’ with cartoonist Jeff Nicholas, who will lead an all-ages draw-along workshop in Dalton on Monday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m.
—Origami Workshop for age 8 and up: Learn modern folding with artist Michael Roy in Dalton on July 15 at 1 p.m.
Get outside this summer
Families also are encouraged to read outdoors with two programs:
—Storywalk at Kinney Field in Wooster, off Burbank Road, will offer a self-guided reading adventure along the path.
—Bookmobile in the Park will bring stories, crafts and sensory fun to local parks in June. Dates and locations include Dalton Village Green Park on June 6 at 9:30 a.m.
For a complete schedule and to register for events, visit your local library or www.wcpl.info.
