Welcome to
Summer Reading 2023
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Elmwood Public Library
Accumulate Summer Reading hours by listening to/watching the variety of picture books and chapter books available on our YouTube channel!
MORRISON & MARY WILEY LIBRARY SUMMER READING 2023
FIND YOUR VOICE!
Thank you for reading and turning in logs for Summer Reading 2023. We are so excited to share special prizes and activities with you!
Reading logs are available for every reader – no matter what age. Logs are kept on color-coded sheets and turned in weekly. The log for each week is due by noon on the following Monday: bring them back in person or you can put them in our drop box. All the logs are in a packet you can pick up any time after May 15. Start to record your hours on May 24th (the day after school lets out) and turn in the first one by June 5th. Readers who turn in five of the seven logs qualify for a chance at our Grand Prizes!
Reading Log -- Turn in any time before noon of the following week:
Week 1 (blue): June 5th Week 4 (yellow): June 26th Week 7 (purple): July 17th
Week 2 (orange): June 12th Week 5 (red): July 3rd
Week 3 (green): June 19th Week 6 (pink): July 10th
On your reading log, please mark or color a square every time you read 15 minutes. Branch out and try something new! Consider reading fiction, non-fiction, biography, poetry, magazines, or newspapers. Read a physical book or on a phone or tablet. Listen to books in the car or read to a baby. Every time you engage with the written word you can add time to your log. We are asking that you read a minimum of three hours a week, but there is no maximum!
You will get weekly prizes just for turning in a log. Also, we have weekly drawings for books, gift certificates, and prize baskets. Plus, we have grand prizes for each age group which will be drawn on July 17th. Readers who turned in five completed logs will be eligible to win.
Reading Buddies – Every Wednesday in June starting at 10:00 AM
It’s back! This is the time when younger children read to older mentors and learn and share together. Kids going into the 5th grade and older are encouraged to work with less advanced readers here at the library in an informal setting. We have the books and the space. Keep those reading skills sharp over the summer!
Programs – Every Friday in June from 10:00-10:45 AM
6/2/23 Wildlife Prairie Park
6/9/23 "Sing a Song of Summer" - Jennifer Collins & Julie Seeley
6/16/23 U of I Extension Office
6/23/23 Elmwood High School Drama Club
6/30/23 "Voices From the Forest" - Forest Park Nature Center
Anyone in the community is invited to attend the programs & participate! Bring a blanket or a lawn chair for seating out on the lawn. No registration is needed. Children younger than eight years of age must have teenage or adult supervision. The library will be open for 45 minutes following the program for patrons to turn in reading logs and to check out materials.
We would love to have volunteers assisting us with any of our programs. If you are willing to help with our Friday programs or wish to volunteer at our library any time, please contact Eulail Huffcutt at 742-2431 or email her at elmwoodlib@gmail.com.
FIND YOUR VOICE!
Thank you for reading and turning in logs for Summer Reading 2023. We are so excited to share special prizes and activities with you!
Reading logs are available for every reader – no matter what age. Logs are kept on color-coded sheets and turned in weekly. The log for each week is due by noon on the following Monday: bring them back in person or you can put them in our drop box. All the logs are in a packet you can pick up any time after May 15. Start to record your hours on May 24th (the day after school lets out) and turn in the first one by June 5th. Readers who turn in five of the seven logs qualify for a chance at our Grand Prizes!
Reading Log -- Turn in any time before noon of the following week:
Week 1 (blue): June 5th Week 4 (yellow): June 26th Week 7 (purple): July 17th
Week 2 (orange): June 12th Week 5 (red): July 3rd
Week 3 (green): June 19th Week 6 (pink): July 10th
On your reading log, please mark or color a square every time you read 15 minutes. Branch out and try something new! Consider reading fiction, non-fiction, biography, poetry, magazines, or newspapers. Read a physical book or on a phone or tablet. Listen to books in the car or read to a baby. Every time you engage with the written word you can add time to your log. We are asking that you read a minimum of three hours a week, but there is no maximum!
You will get weekly prizes just for turning in a log. Also, we have weekly drawings for books, gift certificates, and prize baskets. Plus, we have grand prizes for each age group which will be drawn on July 17th. Readers who turned in five completed logs will be eligible to win.
Reading Buddies – Every Wednesday in June starting at 10:00 AM
It’s back! This is the time when younger children read to older mentors and learn and share together. Kids going into the 5th grade and older are encouraged to work with less advanced readers here at the library in an informal setting. We have the books and the space. Keep those reading skills sharp over the summer!
Programs – Every Friday in June from 10:00-10:45 AM
6/2/23 Wildlife Prairie Park
6/9/23 "Sing a Song of Summer" - Jennifer Collins & Julie Seeley
6/16/23 U of I Extension Office
6/23/23 Elmwood High School Drama Club
6/30/23 "Voices From the Forest" - Forest Park Nature Center
Anyone in the community is invited to attend the programs & participate! Bring a blanket or a lawn chair for seating out on the lawn. No registration is needed. Children younger than eight years of age must have teenage or adult supervision. The library will be open for 45 minutes following the program for patrons to turn in reading logs and to check out materials.
We would love to have volunteers assisting us with any of our programs. If you are willing to help with our Friday programs or wish to volunteer at our library any time, please contact Eulail Huffcutt at 742-2431 or email her at elmwoodlib@gmail.com.