Summer Reading Club Kicks Off

HOT SUMMERS --- COOL SUMMER READING PROGRAMS in the UKIAH BRANCH OF THE MENDOCINO COUNTY LIBRARY. Opening day featured Richard Jeske from the North Coast Opportunities rural communities child care organization. Richard read stories with gusto. He played guitar, sang songs and filled the library with music. He taught some songs and the children sang with him. NCO sent gifts of puppets and new books. Our two Americorps workers organized a full complement of crafts that our Ukiah FOL purchased. The granddaughter of a former staff member, 5th grader, helped the chil;dren with the crafts and set up the room. Children signed up for for the Summer reading club and received reading logs, book bags and bookmarks. Our goal is to encourage children to read. This program was the first in a series of six programs.