Summer reading program

During the summer of 2020, the Summer Reading Program for the Children’s Library carried on as usual at the Olney Community Library and Arts Center. This year’s theme was: Imagine Your Story! The program began on Monday, June 1st and ended Friday, July 31st, and was open to those in Pre-K through Fifth Grade. Participants read books from the library, home or E-books . The titles were then entered on a Reading Log that was kept at the library. This summer’s program came with a twist, entrants earned points for the number of pages read instead of the number of titles. New too, were the division into two categories with a first and second place in each. Readers would choose between Group 1: Picture books, Easy Readers and Easy Biographies or; Group 2: Junior Fiction, Junior Nonfiction, or Junior Biographies. All summer participants read and tallied the number of pages accumulated from their book titles! Extra points were awarded for coming to the Rob Holladay Show, this summer’s only presenter offered by the library. Participants kept their eyes on the awesome Lego prizes to be awarded at the conclusion of the program. We are proud of this summer’s participants! They are as follows: Benjamin Baran, Zachary Baran, Brayson Betts, Kameron Betts, Matthew Bullock, Emerald Edgington, Rayleigh Franklin, Denis Geter, Trey Geter, Jace Haralson, Caroline Jeske, Grace Jeske, Laney Kimbro, Bennett Powers, Brinkleigh Powers, West Stephens, Wyatt Stephens, Harris Sullivan, Zeph Tejada, Jack Wells, Christian Widner and Jenna Widner.

The winner in Group 1 was: Wyatt Stephens with second place going to his twin brother, West Stephens!

The Winner in Group 2 was: Laney Kimbro with second place going to Benjamin Baran!

Congratulations to them and a huge thank you to all of the participants.

See you for next Summer’s Reading Program themed: Tails and Tales!