Color Our World reads for July

• Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

• All Fours by Miranda July

• Botticelli’s Apprentice by Ursula Murray Husted

• The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

• Hidden Gem by Linda Liu

• Slip by Marika McCoola

Read a really good book recently that you think other people should read as well? Let us know and we’ll share it in a future newsletter!

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Want to read, watch, or listen to something the library doesn’t own? Let us know and we will consider purchasing it for our collection.

As of this writing, it is officially summer, and as you can see from pretty much everything in this newsletter, it’s time for the library’s Summer Reading Program!

While our kickoff event for “Color Our World” is on July 1, all patrons can stop in any time during July to register, earn some neat rewards for reading, and attend some cool programs. Basically, this is the perfect time to enjoy the heck out of the library!

This year’s activities are hosted by our Events Coordinator Marie Moren, and financed by the Friends of the Library. Each week there are big events, small events, and oh so many beads! Did I mention that reading gets you beads? Technicolor beads! Sparkly beads! Glow-in-the-dark beads! And even polymer clay beads! One could go as far as to say “you can’t BEAD reading!” One might also say “we won’t STRING you along this summer,” or even a third pun!  

But it’s not all puns and beads, reading also gets you raffle tickets for a chance to win some awesome prizes. Stop in to find out more or visit hamiltonlibrary.org/summerreadingprogram.

So, what’s with all this Summer Reading Program stuff every year anyway? Why does every library do this every year? Well, because it’s fun! But also…

According to the American Library Association, it seems libraries have been doing this since the 1890s! The main reason behind these programs is to continue basic reading habits for school-aged children when they’re not at school. Reading is a skill that needs to be developed, and just like anything else that requires practice, stopping for a few months a year can be detrimental. While we here at the library do believe reading to be fun on its own, it doesn’t hurt to incentivize kids a little bit to keep practicing.

One more thing to keep in mind is that kids are more likely to read if their guardians read too! That’s why our Summer Reading Program is open to patrons of all ages! No kids? No problem! Everyone that wants to read this summer can get beads at the very least!

You can read more about the history of summer reading programs and effects of Summer Reading Loss here:

• https://libguides.ala.org/summer-reading/benefits

• https://web.archive.org/web/20150501002851/http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/pdf/slp-points.pdf

Thank you for reading and beading.

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