Garland County Library’s Community Garden and Park features native fruits, trees, and wildflowers with garden plots that will be available to ‘check out’ to patrons. Photo Jessamyn Carter.
By Erin Baber
The Garland County Library is excited to announce its annual Summer Reading Program (SRP), which will run from June 1 to July 31, 2023. The program is open to all ages and encourages participants to read or listen to books for fun during the summer months.
Kids and teens who participate in the SRP earn prizes by tracking hours spent reading and listening to audiobooks. Prizes are earned as readers log 5 (candy), 10 (solar dancer), 15 (pick-a-book), 25 (SRP hat), 40 (air plant), 50 (SRP t-shirt), 75 (food or destination coupon), and 100 hours which earns entries to extra prizes and an invitation to the 100-Hour Reader Party.
Adults submit a form online for each title completed over the summer and choose which prize drawing to enter. Prizes for adults include an acoustic guitar, Nintendo Switch, Pale Horse Tattoo gift certificate, Hot Springs Bicycle Touring Co e-bike tour, SQZBX gift certificate, Escape Hot Springs voucher, and much more. Enter the SRP online at www.gclibrary.com/srp beginning June 1, 2023.
The following events are free and do not require advance registration or a library card to attend:
- What: Survival Eats with DeGray Lake Resort State Park | June 8 | 10:30 AM
- Community Garden Grand Opening | June 10 | 10 AM
- All About Animals with the Museum of Discovery | June 16 | 10:30 AM
- Movie Night: The Borrowers | June 24 | 6:30 PM
- Protecting Our Recharge with Hot Springs National Park | July 1 | 2 PM
- Aquatic Ecosystems with Arkansas Game & Fish Commission | July 7 | 4 PM
- Find Your Own Way with Lake Ouachita State Park | July 12 | 10:30 AM
- Scott Davis Magic Show | July 17 | 10:30 AM
- And favorite programs like storytimes, crafts, book clubs, and more
For more information about the library’s services and offerings, visit www.gclibrary.com, call 501-623-4161, or visit the library at 1427 Malvern Avenue.
