Animal visits, bubbles, prizes and challenges part of library's summer offerings
The Wayne County Public Library offers a free Summer Reading Club for the entire family starting Tuesday. The more participants read, the more prizes they can earn. Each library location will have summer programs.
Children who do not read during the summer may lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, long-term effect. By the end of the sixth grade children who consistently lose skills over the summer will be up to two years behind their peers, according to a release from the library.
Reading just 10-15 minutes a day as part of a routine can increase exposure to language and lead to increased skill development and retention. The more children read, the better their fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Summer Reading Club will run from May 28-July 27. Pick up a reading log at any library location or sign up using the Beanstack App or at wcpl.beanstack.org.
Children and teens log time spent reading to earn prizes and are put into a drawing fore every five hours read. Adults log books read to earn drawing entries.
The Wooster City School Students Summer Reading Club is taking the place of the 1,000 Minute Club. When readers reach 25 hours of reading they will earn the library’s SRC prizes and can choose a book for themselves and a friend.
Children can earn up to four free books of choice and teens can earn up to three free books of choice. Any time spent reading or being read to counts. Babies can participate - there are prizes for them, too.
Children and teens earn a drawing entry for every five hours read. Children can read up to 50 hours and teens can read up to 100 hours. Drawings for teens and adults take place throughout the summer. Grand prize drawings for children and teens are held after the end of the program.
Special summer events can be found at all locations throughout the summer. Programs include animal visits, magic shows and bubbles.
Books in the Park
Visit a local branch and the bookmobile at the park for a story time all about trains. Registration for all ages is required. Dates and locations are:
Creston Branch, Creston Community Park, 10399 Wooster Pike Road, Creston; 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12
Dalton Branch, Dalton Village Green Park, 41 Free St., Dalton; 10:30, Wednesday, June 26
Doylestown Branch, Doylestown Memorial Park, entrance is off Kohler Avenue, 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 7
Rittman Branch, Ashton Hall Park, corner of South First Street and Shong Drive, 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 28
Shreve Branch, Shreve Village Park, 250 Park Drive, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20
West Salem Branch, Town and Country Fire District Pavilion, 11 Congress St., 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11
The Wooster Main Library will expand hours starting June 3. It will open at 9 a.m. Monday-Saturday, and will remain open until 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Wooster Main Library drive-up hours are:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Local History Department hours are:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Sign up for Wayne County Library Summer Reading program, win prizes
