SUMMER READING 2022 WENT SWIMMINGLY!

We had great attendance, which made for a very fun summer reading program!

SUMMER 2022 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ENJOYED BY
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THIS YEAR:

• Children’s sign language class with Linda Taylor
• Leonardo! Rockin’ & Reading stage show
• The Little Mermaid, a drama presented by Bright Star Entertainment
• Professor Steve’s Wild Water Show  
• Sea Slime making
• Explorer’s Story Time with an ocean-themed craft each week, joined by our reading therapy dog and handler Sharon
• TinCaps Baseball Reading Club – Children were given a voucher for a free ticket, a meal, and a treat for reading 4 books: a book a base for the run!
• Weekly hands-on craft table focusing on ocean-themed crafts

As children filled in the boxes to complete their summer reading log, they received a small toy and a ticket to place in either our weekly or grand prize drawing. Children also received a ticket for attending our programs.

All of the children who finished their reading requirement and had tickets placed in the grand prize drawing bucket were placed in the grand prize drawing and three winners were impartially drawn by age.

Birth – 4  Abigail Olufowote was awarded a Let’s Go Fishing Game and an I Spy Treasure Hunt book.

5 – 8: Rayden Ward was awarded a Lego 3in1 Ocean Creature Building Set and a National Geographic Shark book.

9 – 12: Morgan High, was awarded a 3D Wooden Ship Puzzle and a National Geographic Ocean-Pedia book.

The weekly drawing winners were awarded Various items such as: Wahl Spin Balls, UNO splash cards, pool floats, and an ocean-themed ABC book.