Summer reading program returns
Shannon LeClair
Times Reporter
Summer is almost here and that can only mean one thing for the Strathmore Municipal Library, the Summer Reading Program will soon be underway.
The theme this year is Go, which will see participants delve into the world of global travel and exploration.
Registration this year will be held at the library on Saturday, June 15 beginning at 10 a.m.
“We have been requested to move it to a Saturday because we used to hold it on a Monday and it would limit working parents. Registration begins on June 15 and must be made in person. To be fair we don’t allow any email, fax or telephone registrations and no registrations forms or payments will be taken prior to the June 15 registration day. Register early as our successful program fills up fast,” said Assistant Director of Library Services Carmen Erison.
The library has discovered in past years with the program that they have high registration but low attendance. Last year the parents who participated were asked if they would be willing to pay a fee given the situation, and most agreed with the idea.
“The charge essentially is going to be $5 per child or $10 for a family for the entire summer. One bonus with that is every child that participates will get a T-Shirt,” said Erison.
“We decided that a very modest fee, a very small fee might encourage families to attend and also it helps offset some costs. In the end the cost of what your child is paying for the entire summer is what pays for their T-shirt.”
Registration will take place at the library in June and the Summer Reading Program will run from July 23 to August 23. There are three different age groups for the program; pre k which is ages 3 to 5, Kindergarten to Grade 2 ages 5 to 8-years-old, Grades 3 to 5 for ages 9 to 11 and Grade 6 and up is the final group.
Each group’s programs will be held on a designated day of the week, which will be announced at a later date on both the Facebook page and the website at www.strathmorelibrary.ca/srp.