Kristina Benson, director of Ashville Library, and Donelle Melville, program director of the Lakewood Library, will be designed by the Lakewood Library Assistant Jordyn Johnson, a senior of the Southwestern High School, at the collaborative work of art. Two screens are painted by customers this summer and shared by the two libraries at the climax of the summer reading programs. Said photo
Ashville – With the return of summer, the return of summer reading programs comes in many local libraries, and the program of the Ashville Library for this year is said to contain cooperations with several different local organizations, including the Lakewood Library.
The library director Kristina Benson said that the libraries Ashville and Lakewood came up with the idea of working on a collaboration between the two for their summer reading programs, since the number of patrons who were between the two and wanted to create more options for children through their program.
“When we get together to plan our activities, we would be happy to contact the community and some organizations offered very generous opportunities for children this year,” said Benson. “We have many people who have taken up to help children in our community.”
In addition to the Lakewood Library, the Summer reading program of the Ashville Library includes cooperation with the children's safety village, Audubon, Pearl City Clay House, Stow Ferry, Bee Happy Farm and Pharmacist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Panama Fire Brigade and Wild creatures.
For the third time in a row, the Cornell Cooperative Extension will offer a program entitled “Fun with Food”, last for six weeks and teach children about nutrition and healthy habits. The Pearl City Clay House donated Clay and Glash for children to produce their own pinch of pots and other creations, and also offered to fire the creations for the children when they are done. The Audubon will have a presentation on insects on July 11th and will have wild creatures on 18th in the second year. Bee Happy Farm will come to history on July 17th to talk to children about bees and be a beekeeper. There will be an excursion to drive the Stow Ferry for which children have to register on July 24th, and the child safety village organizes a collaboration party on July 26. Other activities include a sign class and a collaboration with the Panama fire brigade.
Both the Ashville and Lakewood libraries will also work for their own special art project. According to Benson, the employees have put together two canvases so that customers and children who come in during this time can paint their own piece and at the end of the summer reading program in each library created their own art project from their customers. There will also be an end to the Summer Reading Program Party, and the Lakewood Library will also organize a petting zoo on June 28, to which the patrons of the Ashville library are invited. Another activity is Ashville Days on July 19, the Benson said that they will be open and will carry out some activities.
Benson said that the summer reading program is overcome every day, including art and learning opportunities such as a toddler music manufacturer. The children involved receive special library books that are geared towards their interests and their reading level in order to encourage them to read. At the end of the program that were donated by other locals, prices give.
While Benson said that the library always worked with partners in the summer reading program, this is the first time that they have worked with so many, and they have never worked with another library. She said that the library cooperation is something that has been in the works for about two years when the Lakewood Library had to close for roof repairs for a while, and they shared their patrons, and this year's program has grown from it.
The library's annual book sales will also take place at the end of July and coordinated at the end of the program, which Benson is also a large fundraising campaign for her, according to Benson. Benson encouraged the community to be fun during the summer reading program and added that Henry, the library's new cat, would probably also take part.
“It's an opportunity for fun and community,” said Benson. “It is apparently free and supports literacy, creativity and community.”