Summer Reading = Fun!!!

The Summer Reading Program (June 1-August 31) is just around the corner! Hard to believe, I know, but the start of it is almost here!

I could do what I've done other summers and talk about how it's important for kids and teens to read in their time off from school. Summer reading prevents the so-called "summer slide," helping kids improve their vocabulary and thinking abilities as well as retain things they learned over the school year. But I'm not going to talk about that.

I could talk about all the cool prizes we have for kids, teens, and adults. There are jump ropes, noisy putty, coins, badges, highlighters, watercolors, microphones, spaghetti yo-yos (I really like those!), journals, cups, and phone stands. Of course, there are other things like bags, because you can never have too many book bags. But I'm not going to talk about that.

I could talk about the exciting activities we have in the library during summer reading. There are art experiments, break-out boxes, STEAM programs, and finding where Mango (the summer reading mascot) is hiding in the library each week. But I'm not going to talk about that.

What I AM going to talk about is having FUN reading, because that's really the heart of summer reading. Whether you're a kid, teen, or adult, just READ. It can (and should) be ANYTHING you want to read. Fiction or fantasy, mystery or manga, it makes no difference as long as it's FUN to you. Read if you have somewhere to go, read if you have nowhere to go. Read stories about people, places, and things. 

So, do the Summer Reading Program for the fun of it (and maybe that spaghetti yo-yo).

Wishing you good readings this summer from the perch.