Children are invited to register for the Kennebunk Free Library
summer reading program. There will be prizes for time spent reading;
special programs for schoolaged children; and outdoor story times for
young children.
All children who register for the summer reading program will receive
a voucher for a Sea Dogs game. Additional prizes will be awarded after
5, 10, 15 and 20 hours of reading. Children who read at least 20 hours
over the summer can enter a raffle to win a gift certificate from local
businesses Arundel Ice Cream, Kennebunk House of Pizza, Poofberry’s Toy
Store and Toppings Restaurant.
Research shows that children who keep reading over the summer maintain their skill level when they return to school in the fall.
Bernie Alie, youth services librarian at Kennebunk Free Library,
encourages parents to make reading fun by including magazines, comics
and sports pages of the newspaper, movie reviews, graphic novels and
other fun reads.
Story times
Kennebunk Free Library will host two outdoor story times per week for
young children running from June 26 to Aug. 16. Teddy Bears’ Picnic
will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Bring lunch and a special stuffed animal
and gather on the lawn for stories and songs. Rhyme Time will be 10:15
a.m. outside on Thursdays. Both programs will move inside if necessary.
Special Events
With a theme of Starry Summer Nights, library summer programs will
include stars in the sky, stars in the sea and stars on stage. Although
all programs are free, some require preregistration. Programs with
limited space will open for registration on June 20. The full listing
for children’s programs can be found at www.kennebunklibrary.org/kennebunk/ kidsprograms.asp.
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