Hot Links, Hot Sponsors Hazelton District Public Library Children's Programming Barney the Bookhound has been the Library's mascot since 1994. Special sessions may be arranged for groups such as preschools and daycares. The objective of the summer reading club is to encourage children to read for fun over the summer.
Children can keep track of the books they read and set their own reading goals.
They also have the opportunity to participate in many special events. On the reading record there is space to record the title and author of many books. In this space, children keep track of all the books they read. These can be library books or books from home, and include books read to them by friends or family members. On one side of the reading record is a world map with stars.