WHO: All children including those entering
Grade 5, readers and listeners
WHERE: Williamsburg Library, James City
County Library and the WRL Bookmobile
WHEN: Registration starts Saturday,
June 16. Sharing titles starts Monday, June 25 and ends Sunday, August 5
during library hours from 30 minutes after opening until 30 minutes before closing
HOW: Register and receive your reading
log. Every time you read or listen to a book, OR read or listen for 30 minutes, OR
read for 30 pages, record it on your reading log.
Come to the library each week to share what you have read with staff. Each
week that you come and share you will receive an incentive.
Special Incentives and How to Earn Them:
To
Earn a Gold Card:
Read 42 books, or read for 1,260 minutes, or read 1,260 pages, or visit the library once each week for the six weeks of the program.
If you already have a gold card, you will earn a special sticker to put on it.
Gold cards are available starting Monday July 23.
Weekly incentives are listed on the pages of your reading logs. Some are limited, WRL
reserves the right to make substitutions. WRL regrets any inconvenience, but the dates
of availability of incentives are firm.
You may record any reading you do starting June 16. A page is included in the reading log
to list any additional books you may read.
More
info: 259-4055
WHO:
Middle and high school students
WHERE:
You may participate at only one of the following locations:
Williamsburg Library, James City County Library, or the Williamsburg Regional
Library Bookmobile. The live auction will take place in the Williamsburg Library
Theatre.
WHEN:
You may spin from 10:30 a.m. until 30 minutes before the library closes.
Registration starts: June 16
Spinning starts: June 25
Spinning Ends: August 5
Live Auction: August 10, 7:00 (doors open at 6:00)
Silent Auction: due August 6 at noon
HOW:
Spin the wheel for the books you read and earn "library" money to use at the auction.
You may spin once for each book you read as follows:
Up to 20 spins on your first visit
Up to 15 spins each week after your first visit
You may include up to 5 picture books each week
Books over 150 pages count as 2
Additional
Information:
You may buy ONE PRIZE.
Leftover money may be used in a raffle.
In order to participate, be sure to bring your checks.
Preferred admission to the theatre will be given to participants; guests will be
accommodated as space permits.
Raffle drawings, refreshments, and entertainment will take place on the plaza to alleviate
overcrowding in the theatre.
More
info: 259-4055
WHO: All
adults
WHERE:
Williamsburg Library, James City County Library and the WRL Bookmobile
WHEN:
Submit your entries starting June 25. You can enter every week!
HOW:
Winners will be chosen from entries each week. There will also
be grand prize winners. Here's how to enter:
Read a library book of your
choice
Pick up some entry forms at the
library
Write a short review
Put your entry in the box
Weekly
prizes are bags of goodies. Grand prizes are gift certificates
to area restaurants and other great prizes!
More
info: 259-4055
THE
ABOVE SUMMER READING INFORMATION IS VALID FOR SUMMER 2001 ONLY.
SEE THIS
PAGE FOR 2002
INFO.
