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Children's Winter Reading Program underway at Stillwater Public Library
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(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Dec. 19, 2011) –The Stillwater Public Library is bringing back with its Winter Reading Club for a second year. “Winter Reading Dreamland” is an eleven-week program, Jan. 17 to March 27, designed to keep children reading during the frosty months ahead.
“Our summer reading club is awesome, but we want to make sure that kids are curling up with a good book all year long,” said Nikole Kelty, children’s librarian.
According to the National Endowment for the Arts and U.S. Labor and Education Department, when children’s reading for pleasure declines, so does all of the academic areas, including math and science. Ongoing reading actively increases not only a child’s academic performance, but their social performance as well.
“My main goal is to make sure kids are reading all year long and that they are reading something they enjoy. Reading can be beneficial to children’s academic performance and test scores, but it can also be relaxing and fun. Winter is the perfect time to curl up with the family pet, a cup of hot chocolate, and a good book.” Kelty said.
Reading Dreamland members will receive a map that includes 20 steps to achieve, including accomplishments such as reading books, getting a library card, submitting a book report on books from a specified list of Newbery winners or classics, or attending a program like the “Born to Do Science” series or an upcoming internet safety program.
Children will earn incentives as they complete the steps. For every five steps members complete, they will receive a coupon from a Stillwater merchant. When the map is completed, members’ names will be entered in a drawing for a $25 or $50 gift certificate donated by sponsors.
The winter reading program is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit the library's website at library.stillwater.org, contact the library Help Desk at (405) 372-3633 or email askalibrarian@stillwater.org. Follow us online at http://www.facebook.com/stillwaterpubliclibrary or https://twitter.com/StillwaterOKLib.
The Stillwater Public Library is located at 1107 S. Duck St. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Library programs are sponsored by Friends of the Library and KOSU.
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