It has been\nsome time since COVID-19 has made such an impact on our communities and yet, we\ncontinue to feel its uncertainty in our daily lives. While this spring has been\none for the books, we know that this time of uncertainty raises many questions\nabout the logistics of running a summer reading program. There are so many\nmoving parts that it seems that our time to readjust is moving quickly.\nTherefore the Carrollton Public Library and the Norborne Public Library are\ncontinuing our efforts to bring a Summer Reading Program Collaboration to show\nour communities that we are there for them while being mindful of our patrons\u2019 safety\nand well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beginning this\nweek, the experienced Summer Reading Program staff of Kristen Thompson and\nCheri Crose will have virtual story times on the libraries\u2019 Facebook pages in\nthe mornings for toddler and preschoolers and in the afternoon for elementary\naged students. These virtual story times\nwill be aired weekly Monday through Friday until August 7th<\/sup>. IF there is a possibility of the libraries\nopening to have in-house programs later this summer, we will move to make this\nchange about as soon as possible. The Summer Reading Collaboration will provide the opportunity for children and their\nfamilies to engage in active skill building and critical thinking, use their\nimaginations to dream about the future, and keep their minds active while they\nare away from the classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n New this\nsummer is the Reading Challenge Grant\nAward supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the\nprovisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the\nMissouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The Reading\nChallenge software is READsquared because of its user-friendly and engaging\ninterface to connect with library patrons of all ages. The Carrollton\nPublic Library plans to implement the software for our 2020 Summer Reading\nProgram to track reading and individual or family engagement while gathering\nstatistics for the collaboration with the Norborne Public Library. Parents and caregivers can set up a free\naccount at www.carrollton.readsquared.com<\/a>\nto track their child\u2019s progress and earn virtual badges, prizes and incentives\nfor reaching their reading goals. The\nlibraries understand that not everyone has an internet connection so the library staff will offer paper forms to participants\nand their families so they can be included in the reading challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another new feature of the\nSummer Reading Collaboration is the weekly craft bags the libraries are\ndistributed to their registered participations. \nRegistrations are available online at the libraries\u2019 websites, www.carrolltonlibrary.com<\/a> or www.cityofnorborne.org\/city-hall<\/a> or by\ncalling the Carrollton Public Library, 660-542-0183 or call the Norborne Public\nLibrary, 660-593-3514. The first craft\nbag will have the supplies needed over the summer to make crafts that interact\nwith the virtual story times the libraries host. Supplies such as markers, crayons, scissors,\nconstruction paper, paint sets, glue sticks, will be used throughout the summer\nas one more way where the libraries can interact with our young readers. Each week, new crafts will be handed out to\ncoincide with the theme of \u201cImagine Your Story\u201d to sustain our young readers\nduring the Harvester\u2019s \u201cGrab and Go\u201d snacks serving window or delivered to area\nin-home daycares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This leads into the Carrollton Public Library will again host\nHarvester\u2019s Food Network snacks during this summer. Snack bags are available for any child up to\nage 18 on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons as the serving window has been\nlengthened from 2 \u2013 4 pm. Harvester\u2019s\n\u201cGrab and Go\u201d snacks will be served outside the lower level conference room by\nthe library\u2019s entrance from the parking lot off Monroe Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The library established the summer meal program in 2014 to meet the\ncommunity needs because hungry kids don\u2019t read. The Summer Reading Collaboration is a fun way to include\nreading and related activities in summer family time. It helps children maintain\nand improve reading skills. Studies have shown that reading during the summer and\nengaging in creative exploration help decrease the \u201csummer slide\u201d that occurs\nwhen students are out of school. This year more than ever, keeping kids engaged\nand learning is important and participating is also fun! As we begin with virtual, our hope is to\nhave some in person activities later this\nsummer. The 2020 Summer Reading Collaboration is open to young people,\npreschool through young adult, with programs, prizes, story times, reading logs\nand friendly competition. Families are invited to join the Read-to-Me portion\nof the program or encourage independent readers to reach their reading goals\nover the summer. The Norborne Public Library does have an adult element to\nencourage reading over the summer. All\nprograms and events are free of charge and open to the public to attend. We\nwelcome all ages and of all abilities. All of this isn\u2019t possible with\nthe support of our communities and the Summer Reading Collaboration project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the\nprovisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the\nMissouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sue Lightfoot, Library Director Pam Penrod, Library\nDirector<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carrollton Public Library Norborne\nPublic Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n 660-542-0183 660-593-3514<\/p>\n\n\n\n director@carrolltonlibrary.com<\/a> ppenrod@cityofnorborne.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been some time since COVID-19 has made such an impact on our communities and yet, we continue to feel its uncertainty in our daily lives. While this spring has been one for the books, we know that this time of uncertainty raises many questions about the logistics of running a summer reading program. 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