Ottumwa Public Library issued the following announcement on May 27.
Children, Teen & Adult
Summer Reading Program
June 1st –August 14th 2021
This year, the library is making participation in the Summer Reading Program easier than ever! Everyone, from birth through adult, will be completing the same reading time and activities, so now you can participate in the Summer Reading Program as a family.
How it Works:
- Register for the Summer Reading Program on the Beanstack site at ottumwapubliclibrary.beanstack.org or download the Beanstack app. Follow the instructions on the back of this sheet to register yourself and your family. Don’t worry if you do not have access to a computer or smart phone you can still register in person at the Ottumwa Public Library and you can still participate in the summer reading program.
- Once you are signed up, kids and teens can pick up their registration material at the library. Kids and teens will receive a paper reading log, activities, a lanyard and their first physical registration badge.
- For each hour read and logged, and each activity completed and logged, you will earn a digital badge. Kids and teens will also earn a physical badge for their lanyard which they can pick up at the library. When you reach the halfway point, which is 5 hours of reading, kids and teens receive a book to keep and adults receive their first prize.
- Once you have read for 10 hours and completed all the activities you have completed the Summer Reading Program! Adults will be entered into the Grand Prize drawing. Kids and teens will receive their Summer Reading prize bag, a second book to keep and entry into the kids or teen grand prize.
Please note that this year all of our performances and events will be held outside in Central Park in front of the library. Masks and social distancing for all events are strongly recommended.
- Thurs. June 10th at 9AM- Dizzercise with Dizzy the Clown!
- Tues. June 15th at 10AM- Reptiles & Amphibians with the Wapello County Conservation Board
- Mon. June 21st at 10AM- Magician Mikayla Oz
- Tues. July 6th at 10AM- Absolute Science’s Fire & Ice show
- Sat. July 10th at 10AM- Musician Duke Otherwise
- Tues. July 20th at 10AM- Monarch Madness with the Wapello County Conservation Board
A very special thank you to our local sponsors for their support of the Summer Reading Program: Ottumwa Kiwanis, Dr. Thomas Evans DDS Pediatric Dentist, Mary Baird Krafka Attorney at Law, Kent and Leisa Walker, Eastview Animal Hospital, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N. A. Inc., Casey’s General Store, Taco Johns, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Noel Insurance Inc, Richwell Carpet & Cabinet Center, Dani’s Auto Supply, KC Corporate Living, Carnahan Insurance Agency, Schwartz Insurance Inc., Hy-Vee, Farmers Insurance, American Home Finding Association’s I-Smile Program and Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic.
Original source can be found here.
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