Summer Reading

Yesterday we signed up for the summer reading program at the Dearborn Public Library.

The program has changed a bit since the oldest kiddos used to participate.  At first they just read the books and reported on them to the volunteers who were at the library talking to readers to see what they liked about the books.

Then they were the volunteers.  They loved interacting with the children who came in all excited about getting stamps and prizes for the books they'd read that week.

Well, the volunteers are gone.  The kids don't have to talk about what they read and whether or not they enjoyed the books.

But the thrill is still there for our younger ones.  They fill out a form which lists the books they've read. They drop a slip into a box for one of the weekly drawings for prizes and they get to attend a party at the end of the summer to wrap up for another season.

There are three age groups: Kids up to 5th grade, teens (6th-12th grade) and adults.  I even signed up this year.

Hoping to get our tenacious-with-everything-but-reading one finally to love reading to herself.