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2010 Summer Reading Club
Our summer reading club is open to children ages 3-12 (entering grade 7 in September). You may read alone, read with friends, or have someone read to you (in person or via audiobooks). What you read is up to you, and reading done from a school list may be counted for our reading club.
Registration will open on June 14
and closes on July 31 .
Sign up On-Line!
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Read for a Cause!
This year we’re focusing on reading as a way to help others. The Rotary Club of Milton is proud to help sponsor the Milton Public Library’s 2010 Summer Reading Club. This year’s theme “Go Green at Your Library” fits well with Rotary International’s efforts to promote clean water initiatives globally. Residents of Milton recently experienced an unexpected water shortage and gained a new appreciation for communities throughout the world that do not have ready access to clean water. In recognition of the summer reading efforts of Milton youth, the Library and Rotary Club of Milton have elected to support Water for Cambodia, an organization founded by the Rotary Club of Middletown, RI to promote Health, Pure Water, and Literacy for Cambodia. Cambodia is an impoverished country of 14 million people, and 65% of the rural population does not have access to clean water. Club members will keep track of the minutes they spend reading during the program with their goal a donation from Rotary to the Water for Cambodia project. Reading for charity is an idea that a number of libraries across the state and across the nation have adopted in recent years, and we are excited to join this movement in support of this worthy cause. You can read about Water for Cambodia on the web at www.waterforcambodia.org. |
2010 Summer Reading Club FAQ’s
- What are the dates for the reading club? Registration starts June 14. You can begin “logging” reading June 22. Last date to sign up is July 31 and the last date to log your time is August 13.
- What are the age limits for the reading club? Children from age 3 through 12 (entering grade 7 in September) may participate.
- How can children who can’t yet read participate? By having stories read to them. Even children who are independent readers may count stories that are read to them. (Audio books also count.)
- Does the club have meetings? The summer reading club is a club without meetings. Children are welcome to attend our summer programs whether they are club members or not. Club members do not have to be at the library at special times. It’s an “on your own” reading program
- How do I register for the club? Children register on-line from home or at the library at www.miltonlibrary.org. Look for the Summer Reading Club link on the Children’s Room page and follow the directions there. Each child will need to select a user name and password as part of the registration process. Be sure to remember yours. (The Library can help if you forget, though.)
- Why does the library need a phone number or e-mail address? Club members are eligible for special prize drawings during the program. We need to contact children whose names are drawn. An e-mail address also lets us send reminders of special events and as deadlines approach. Contact information is never shared and is only used for library business.
- How do I record my reading? On the Children’s Room web page you will find a link for this year’s reading log. Log sheets can also be obtained at the library.
- How does the log sheet work? This year children will be keeping track of time read, with our goal being to earn a donation to the “Water for Cambodia” project. Each leaf on the log represents ten minutes of reading time. Mark off the leaves as you read, and at the end of each “branch” you may record your time in your on-line reading club account. We’ll track the overall total in the children’s room so you can come in and see how we’re doing.
- What should I read? You may read whatever you want! The choice is yours – stories, information books, magazines, graphic novels, audiobooks, whatever. Books that you read from school lists can also be counted. Have fun and…
Go Green! |
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