After 6 books or 5 hours read, participants in Athens-Clarke County get their name on the bulletin board at the library. After 12 books or 10 hours, they receive a Press Pass of accomplishment and a sticker. After 25 books or 25 hours, they get a jumping Dalmatian toy. As more and more books are read, their name tag is moved around the children's library closer and closer to the 100 mark. The program starts June 1 and runs through Aug. 9.
Children can read books, magazines or newspapers.
Younger children will record books read to them by older siblings or adults. Each time they visit the library, children can put their names in a drawing by First American Bank and Trust Company, which will weekly award hard cover book prizes. At the end of the summer, one name will be selected at Family Fun Day, Aug. 11, to win a computer. Laura Walter gets into a good book at Herman C. Michael Park in Oconee County. Education Coordinator Eric Gonzalez will also make the rounds to the various libraries with his program, Breakfast Serial, geared for ages 6-11.