Weekend Editor

Summer is

the only season that gets attached to the word reading.

Nobody says, "Ooh, I can't wait to get to my fall

reading."

Summer

reading tends to take one's mind off the heat and that is

what the local libraries are hoping for with their

"Chill Out With Books" program. The program

involves reading clubs for children and adults during the

summer.

The

children keep track of their reading during the summer,

earning prizes for attaining certain levels.

For each

reading period of 15 minutes, a square is colored in. The

library also keeps track with registration cards,

recording general information, prizes received, and total

number of hours read. Books read to the child count as if

the child has read them. The program runs through July 31

and is open to children 0-16.

Along with

the reading club will be special performances from

storytellers, magicians, animals and puppets. This

Saturday, the Tyrone Public Library will host Sandra

Crawley and the presentation "Animalia." Each

library has a schedule of events for the summer.

The first

scheduled event at the Fayette County Library, on

Heritage Park Way, is Wednesday, June 16 at 2 p.m. The

program is called "Music is Magic, Come to the

Circus," with Bruce Bernstein. Bernstein will

perform at the Tyrone library on Wednesday as well.

The Tyrone

Public Library also will offer the "Thrillin'

Chillin' Science Club" and Stamp Camp. Each

Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., June 23-July 28, Jackie Hall

will lead the lab assistants, rising sixth graders or

older, through cool (sometimes, literally) experiments,

some of which are edible.

Next

Wednesday, the topic will be Daring Densities, featuring

a triple layer test and swirl painting.

There will

also be weekly lab trivia with prizes. Stamp Camp makes

its return July 7. Stacie Hall will lead the popular camp

until Aug. 8.

If you have

questions about any of the programs at any of the

libraries, you can stop by and sign up or reach them by

phone.

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