The reference staff of the Downtown Library are compiling a list of local clubs and organizations of Andrew and Buchanan Counties. This list will be used to provide library customers with descriptive and contact information. When complete, a copy of the list will be available at all five facilities of the River Bluffs Regional Library. There are 2001 places to go this summer, and the first stop is the River Bluffs Regional Library. The summer reading club, funded by the Friends of the River Bluffs Regional Library and donations from local businesses, begins on June 4 and ends on August 4.
Children ages three through grade six receive postcards on which they list books read.
When the postcard is returned, the child receives a free travel stamp. After four postcards are completed, the child receives a free paperback book. Children may continue reading and collect all eight stamps. In addition to the reading club, all libraries have scheduled storytimes and special programs featuring animals, arts and crafts, magicians, and storytellers, as well as other exciting activities. Weekly prize drawings will be held at each library, and children need not be present to win but need to visit once a week to enter.