Today, I took my two kiddos to the library to get some new books. I am constantly amazed at their delight with libraries. It just so happened that the summer reading program began on June 1st. So, I signed both of them up. Yup, even the eight month old got signed up.

Here’s how it works: Go into your area library. Put your child’s name, age and school they attend on the card provided. On ours, I wrote home school, since they are too young for public school. Don’t forget to pick up your registration prizes: a Sonic brown bag, reading log, stickers, and a pass to the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, and a Science Museum Coupon.

At the bottom of the card there is a place to write a goal. There are three goals you could choose from, 8 hours of reading, read 8 books or read 800 pages. There are 3 levels of goal reaching. Kids who read their goal can get prizes.

Goal 1 prizes:

• Reading Award Ribbon
• El Chico Coupon
• Whataburger Coupon
• Oklahoma City Thunder Coupon
• Folding Flying Disk with Pouch
• Entry in Prize Drawing

Goal 2 prizes:

• Oklahoma Children’s Theatre Coupon
• Reading Certificate
• Oklahoma Redhawks Voucher
• Elephant Bar Coupon
• Frontier City/White Water Bay Ticket (1 ticket)
• Entry in Prize Drawing

Goal 3 prizes:

Entry in prize drawing

Prizes for drawing:

• Nintendo Wii
• Digital Camera
• $25 Visa Gift Cards
• Science Museum Oklahoma Family Membership
• OKC Zoofriends Family Membership
• $10 Sonic Gift Cards
• OKC Philharmonic Discovery Concert Series Family Passes

If you want to learn more about this program visit the Metropolitan Library System. You can also check the calender of events for great summer activities to keep your kids busy.

If you don’t live in Oklahoma City, check out your local library. Chances are they have a summer reading program too. It may not be as cool as ours but nothing ever is.

Tags: library, reading, summer

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