The Teen Summer Reading Program, "Beneath the Surface" was conducted by YA Librarian Reuben Kennet. There were 43 participants who read and reviewed a total of 266 books. Thirty-five teens won prizes. Logan Warner and Megan Laux each won a Wii Entertainment System and Meg Rehmert won a digital photoframe.
Children’s Librarian Julie Frohna reported that 360 kids signed up for “Dig Into Reading” with 163 prizes awarded. The grand prizes of two bikes went to Brianna Finnig, age 9, and Graham Shafer, age 8. Johnny Barr, age 5, won four Kings Island tickets. They are seen pictured.
The Adult Reading program “Ground-breaking Reads” lasted six weeks with 3 prizes given each week. According to Librarian Deb Cameron 132 patrons participated with 675 book reviews entered. Grand prize winners were Mary Schrader who received a Kindle Fire and Rita Myers who received 2 DCCA tickets.
The Library expresses its thanks to all the entertainers, sponsors, participants, and staff who made this such a winning summer!