By Erin Baber
Summer months mean one thing at the library – the Summer Reading Program (SRP)! The SRP started on May 15 and will run through July 31. The SRP encourages kids and teens to continue reading through the summer months by awarding prizes based on number of hours spent reading or listening to audiobooks.
Adults can enter raffle drawings for various prizes per book they complete during the program. More information, including where to enter, can be found at www.gclibrary.com/srp.
Kids and teens will log hours spent reading and listening to audiobooks at www.gclibrary.com/srp. They are awarded prizes at 5 hours, 10, 15, 25, 40, 50, 75, and 100 hours logged. 100-hour readers will be entered in a raffle for grand prizes and will be invited to a special party to be scheduled in August.
In addition to the prizes, young readers will be given a library lanyard and earn a button badge reflecting how many hours they read. “The hours badges the kids and teens earn are really special. Every year we’ve done this, the kids have been proud to earn all the badges and wear their lanyard in the library,” said Katie Allen, Children’s Librarian.
Learn more about the Library at www.gclibrary.com. Call 501-623-4161, email gcl@gclibrary.com, or visit the Library in-person at 1427 Malvern Ave., Hot Springs. Or email me at ebaber@gclibrary.com with any questions or comments related to anything about the library.
Erin Baber is the Marketing Manager at the Garland County Library.
