Be a Hero This Summer . . . READ!
Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 06/02/2015 03:23 PM EDT
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Be a Hero This Summer . . . READ!
Every hero has a story, and children (birth to 12 years old) and teens (ages 13 through 17) – can learn about heroes and a variety of other subjects during Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) Summer Reading program from now through August 9.
Each branch will host free programs, such as magic shows, live animals and music, with many of the programs focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). The programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County Inc.; local chapters of the Friends of the Library; and MCPL.
“We are excited to introduce a new, innovative mobile-friendly program called ‘Beanstack’ to launch this year’s Summer Reading program,” said Parker Hamilton, MCPL director. “This program is designed by Zoobean to encourage more reading over the summer months, and that’s the main goal of our program - more children and teens reading more books.”
“Beanstack” also provides online reading logs that make it easy to track reading. Badges and special rewards can be earned for participating in Summer Reading activities.
To ensure all children and teens can participate, any overdue fines on their library accounts can be reduced by reading and then earning “Library Bucks.” More information about this program is available at each MCPL branch.
Registration is as easy as visiting any of the 21 branches or signing up on MCPL’s website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library
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Contact: Carol Legarreta 240-777-0030
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