FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Readers of all ages are invited to explore the depths of the ocean this year as Franklin County Public Library District (FCPLD) presents “Oceans of Possibilities” as this year’s Summer Reading Program theme.
FCPLD will kick off its Summer Reading Program on June 17 with a carnival at both the Brookville and Laurel libraries from 3-5 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come to have some fun and sign up for the Summer Reading Program. There will be carnival games including a pop toss, duck pond, gone fishing, and more! Both locations
will also have a photo booth, yard games, sand art, hot dogs, popcorn, and cotton candy.
The Summer Reading Program is a six-week reading program open to all ages, and participants do not need to be residents of Franklin County or have a library card to participate. The program
runs from June 17 until July 30 at 3 pm.
Children, teens, and adults will each have four levels they can complete and fill out accompanying reading logs. Once the first reading log is completed, logs are submitted back to the library where participants get an incentive prize, and four tickets and they will receive the next reading log. The tickets will be used for door prize drawings. Door prize winners will be drawn on August 2.
There are four levels of incentive prizes, and they range from books to ocean-themed embroidered keychains and bookmarks to Skyline certificates. FCPLD is also offering a wide variety of prizes this year such as movies for all ages, day passes for the Heap/Hofer Town Aquatic Center, a desktop minifridge, and crafting kits to name a few. The prizes will be on display in the libraries for everyone to see.
FCPLD will also be putting on various programs throughout the summer that everyone is welcome to attend. Those wishing to attend programs do not have to be participating in the Summer Reading Program.
Upcoming events include Ocean STEM Day from 1-3 pm. on June 21 at the Brookville Library and June 24 at the Laurel Library and a Shipwreck Dig from 2-3 pm on June 28 at the Brookville Library and July 1 at the Laurel Library.
For more information about FCPLD programming and events, check out our website at fclibraries.org or like and follow our page on Facebook.
(Franklin County Public Library District press release)
