2011 Summer Reading Program Summary
By the numbers:
Number of children participating - 702
Number of hours read by children participants - 4,448
Number of special summer programs - 14
Number of children and families who attended summer programs - 1,279
Number of storytimes this summer - 18
Number of children and families who attended summer storytimes - 831
Number of volunteers who assisted with the summer program - 33
Number of hours worked by summer volunteers - 1,067
Amount of support by the Friends of the Claremont Library - $4,000
The Claremont Public Library’s Summer Reading program: One World, Many Stories was a great success. This year there were volunteers from the Girl Scouts of America troop # 2214, and volunteers from the Red Cross of America. The volunteers duties ranged from registering children for the Summer Reading Program to assisting the staff and performers during special program days including Thursday’s Bingo day. The volunteers also beautifully decorated the library in this year’s theme. The Friends of the Claremont Library were the main source of financial support for this year’s Summer Reading program. The Friends of the Claremont Library, helped provide special Summer Reading programming events, helped the library to provide Summer Reading Preschool Storytimes in, and also the incentives for participating children. The Friends of the Claremont Library provided over $4,000 in monetary support for this year’s Summer Reading Program, which brought a great deal of fun and educational opportunities for children and their families. The children who read countless hours are the true heroes of the 2011 Summer Reading Program because combined they read a total of 4,448+ hours, which one could say is a Summer Reading job well done! Congratulations to the 2011 Summer Reading Program participants and congratulations to everyone who supported their efforts. Next year’s theme for children will be Dream Big, Read, and for teens, Own the Night, and the adult them will be Between the Covers.
