FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    June 15, 2010

 

 

“Make a Splash” at the Library Summer Reading Program!

 

(TROY, MI) – Register online now for the Troy Public Library Summer Reading Program called “Make a Splash.”  Simply choose books, read them, and enter them online.  Record books weekly and pick up a special prize in Youth Services.  Earn a new prize each week.

 

Children of all abilities 3-12 years of age are welcome to join in the reading fun.  Pre-readers (children whose books are read to them by family or friends) can also join the program and qualify for prizes.  Children may use alternative formats such as audio books, Playaways, Braille books or electronic audio books.

 

Teens ages 13 to 18, sign up now for the Teen Summer Reading Program 2010, “Making Waves at Your Library” and receive prizes just for reading, logging and rating your books.  Register online now at the Troy Library or from home by accessing the teen website at www.troylibrary.info/teens. 

 

“These are great programs to help encourage reading throughout the summer,” Library Director Cathy Russ said.  Participants get to set their own personal goals, and they will earn rewards along the way based on the number of books they read.”

 

“Make a Splash” and “Making Waves” began June 14 and concludes August 14.  Sign up online at www. troylibrary.info or stop into Youth Services or the Teen Section of the Troy Public Library for help signing up.  There is also an Adult Year-Round Reading Program.  Click on the link “Adult Reading Program” to sign up and become eligible for monthly prizes by writing at least one book review per month.  The Troy Public Library is located at 510 West Big Beaver Road.

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