"Every Hero Has a Story" was the theme for the 2015 Summer Reading Program. A total of 423 children signed up for the reading portion this summer. More results will be in the next Library Musings column. Thank you to all of the participants, the program presenters, the 37 community sponsors, the volunteers, the Friends of the Siloam Springs Library Foundation, Parks and Recreation Department and the wonderful staff of the Siloam Springs Public Library who helped to make this program a reality. We also want to specifically recognize the library program coordinator, Delilah Williamson, who worked to organize this event. Without all of you, the Summer Reading Program would not have happened.
As a follow-up to the 2015 Summer Reading Program we are incorporating a Summer Reading Challenge for the month of August to encourage children to stay in their routine of reading. This challenge is a checklist -- you check off as many items on the list as possible.
• Have you read in a tent, in the grass or at the library?
• Have you read before bed, while riding in a car or under an umbrella?
• Have you read a book with a one word title, a book that's a part of a series or a book set in another country?
The children will get a prize for turning the list in. This does not have to be a fully completed checklist to earn the prize since some of the items won't apply to some children. The due date for this challenge is Aug. 31.
Fall programming for children and teens will begin Tuesday, Sept. 8. The weekly schedule will be as follows:
• Mondays -- Movie at 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays -- After-school program at 4:30 p.m.
• Thursdays -- Pre-school program at 11 a.m.
• Thursdays -- Home school program at 11 a.m.
• Second Thursday of the month -- Teen/Tween program at 4:30 p.m.
Other special programs as advertised!
New Items at the library include:
1. "Run All Night" (DVD)
2. "The Longest Ride" (DVD)
3. "Wildfire in His Arms" by Johanna Lindsey (Audiobook)
4. "A New Hope" by Robyn Carr
5. "Lights! Camera! Arkansas! : From Bronco Billy to Billy Bob Thornton" by Robert Cochtran (Non-Fiction)
6. "The Melody Lingers On" by Mary Higgins Clark (Fiction)
7. "Murder Freshly Baked" by Vannetta Chapman (Fiction)
8. "The Isle of the Lost" by Melissa de la Cruz (Young Adult Fiction)
9. "Hitler's Last Days : The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator" by Bill O'Reilly (Young Adult Non-Fiction)
10. "A Lovely County" by Lori Ericson (Children's)
New Items for Library 2 Go! include:
1. "Don't Judge a Girl By Her Cover" by Ally Carter
2. "Deceived" by Irene Hannon
Please visit the library's website at www.siloamsprings.com/155/library for more information about the library and its programming.
And as always, we will see you at the library!
-- Dolores Deuel is the library manager at Siloam Springs Public Library. The opinions expressed are those of the author.
Community on 07/29/2015