Longmont Public Library Summer Reading Program

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Real Estate Agent with Referral Only Realty

Longmont Colorado - A Wonderful place to live! This year, the Longmont Public Library is celebrating it's Centennial, yes 100 years of service to the community.

Every summer, the Longmont Public Library offers a summer reading program for area kids. It's a fun way to keep up with reading in the summer.

This summer, the theme is ALL ABOARD THE CENTURY EXPRESS! Children can register at the library and challenge themselves to some reading fun! Each child receives a booklet in which they can track their reading. For younger children, each book that is read aloud to them counts towards the total. Older children can either track their reading by counting each book or by counting the minutes read. For every 20 minutes read, it counts toward the total.

For each book read or time period met, children get to color-in a space on a train-track in their tracking guide. Once they've reached 15 books, they can return to the library to pick a treasure from the treasure box, win a ticket to Lakeside Amusement Park, a Country Buffet Meal coupon and an IHOP meal coupon!

Once they've reached 30 books, another treasure is awarded as well as a free paperback book, a Texas Roadhouse meal coupon, a Discovery Center coupon and a Summer Reader Certificate!

For more information, contact the Children's Services Desk at the Longmont Public Library
(303) 651-8477

For information on the area of Longmont Colorado and Longmont Colorado Real Estate, contact Chrissy Harrison, The Longmont Real Estate Pro

(303) 684-7734

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Comments (4)

Jennifer Steck
Rocky Mountain Homescapes, Keller Williams, Denver Colorado - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate
Chrissy- When I was a kid, I loved the library and school reading challenges. My love of reading came from those opportunities to pick through hundreds of books. Hopefully lots of kids will get on the bandwagon. Bravo for the libraries!
Jul 02, 2007 09:53 AM
Chrissy Harrison
Referral Only Realty - Longmont, CO

Jennifer - I also loved the library. My kids love the Longmont Library. Just last week, we go to see "The Real D.W." - sister of author Marc Brown of the Arthur books. She read a story and showed the kids how to draw Arthur. My little one read two books today for her train track and is almost at her first prize point.

Thanks for commenting!

Jul 02, 2007 10:04 AM
Sarah Cooper
Real Estate Shows - Hurricane, WV
My kids ADORE our local summer reading program!!  Last year my Little One won $10 and you'd think it was an Olympic medal the way it made her feel!
Jul 06, 2007 10:57 AM
Chrissy Harrison
Referral Only Realty - Longmont, CO
Sarah - I know! It's soooo cool the kids are getting into reading. After my kids got their free meal coupons today, we went stratight down to the buffet and they spent two hours there grazing, resting, visiting and enjoying the fruits of their labors. It was kinda funny, but I'm very proud fo their reading accomplishments!
Jul 06, 2007 03:38 PM

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