Summer Reading Club
in Biglerville
It is hard to believe after the
long, snowy winter Gettysburg endured, but summer vacation is near at hand. Most kids in the county have their last day
of school on Friday, June 6th.
This summer the Adams County Library System kicks off its annual summer
reading club on June 1st. Children
through the age of 13 can earn prizes by reading. A win-win situation! Every week readers keep track of how long
they have read. If they reach 2 hours
for the week, only about 15 minutes a day, they report to the library staff and
receive a prize. Prizes include
bookmarks and books, and there is an incentive each week of the 8 week club. The smallest members of the family can
benefit as well. They accumulate time by
having someone read to them. An older
sibling can read to a child and the time will count for both of them.
Reading through the summer ensures
kids’ reading skills stay sharp. But,
above all, reading is fun, and there is time in the summer to explore at one’s
will, without a teacher’s mandates. Children
expand their world by seeing through another’s eyes, they learn new things and
they improve their reading skills. In my opinion, all reading is worthwhile
reading, whether it be the classics, graphic novels or the latest best-sellers,
and the ACLS has a great selection of all of these.
In conjunction with our summer
reading club, the Harbaugh-Thomas Library in Biglerville will host a number of
free family events. First, on June 10th
at 7 pm, join master gardener Kalai Wherley as she demonstrates how to grow
vegetables without a garden. All supplies
are provided, and each child will be able to take home their own container gardening
project. Please call or stop by to
register.
Other events in June include a
performance by magician David Rojahn, a “shocking” show on electricity by the
Whitaker Center, and free play with LEGOS, always a popular program. In July, we’ll host a duct tape extravaganza:
we supply the tape and instructions, and
the kids take home whatever they create.
We’ll have an afternoon of hands-on simple science experiments, and a
discussion and demo by naturalist Andy Yoder on lava rocks and volcanic
eruptions. Stop by the library for a complete
calendar of summer programs, or check www.adamslibrary.org to find a listing
for each ACLS library.
I’ve recently transferred from the
Littlestown Library to the Harbaugh-Thomas Library. Both are beautiful libraries, and valuable
resources for our Adams County residents, and I feel fortunate to have had the
opportunity to enjoy and serve each community.
Jess Laganosky, the previous manager of the Harbaugh-Thomas Library, has
not left the ACLS--she now heads the Public Services Department at the
Gettysburg Library. The Littlestown
Library welcomes new manager Val Hoski.
Feel free to drop by and say hello!
The Harbaugh-Thomas Library
(677-6257) is open Mondays noon-6, Tuesdays and Thursdays noon-8, Wednesdays
and Fridays 10 -6, and Saturdays 9-5. The library is located at 59 West York
Street, Biglerville.