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Seekonk Public Library News 4.07
Monday, July 11, 2005
A monthly newsletter about the Seekonk Public Library
http://www.seekonkpl.org
news@seekonkpl.org

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**********************NEW LIBRARY HOURS************************

               Monday - Thursday   10 - 8

               Friday              10 - 5

               Saturday            10 - 4

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Greetings from the Director, Sharon St. Hilaire :

Everything we do with children is done to promote a pleasurable
association with the library which allows us to foster literacy
in creative ways.

 It is especially important to keep your children reading during 
the summer. Sign them up for summer reading. 

The following quotes say it far better than I .
 
"Research shows that reading just six books during the summer may keep 
a struggling reader from regressing."http://www.scholastic.com/
schoolage/experts/learning/9_12_preventsummslide.htm
 
"Countless studies demonstrate that children who read during the long
 summer months have stronger reading and comprehension skills when they
 return to school in the fall. These children have a larger vocabulary,
 and better overall school performance than children who don't read 
 during the summer. It only makes sense, doesn't it? The more you read,
 the better you read. The better you read the more you learn." from
 http://www.tpl.lib.wa.us/v2/Kids/Bugs/parents.htm
 
 
"Research shows that children can lose up to 25% of their educational 
gains if not educationally challenged and engaged during the summer. "
from http://www.phila.gov/philareads/whatwedo.html
 
"Experts agree that children who read during the summer gain reading skills,
 while those who do not often slide backward."
http://www.rif.org/educators/articles/summerslide.mspx
 

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LIBRARY STATISTICS : May

Items borrowed: 21,283    
Children's programs 12  Attendance: 181 
Reference questions: 702      

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Have a GREAT Summer!
July Summer Highlights:

July 12th, 19th & 26th 10:30am  Toddler Storytime (Registration required)
July 12th, 19th & 26th 6:30pm Partners In Travel (Registration required)
July 13th, 20th & 27th 10:30am  PreSchool Storytime (Registration required) 
July 13th, 20th & 26th 6:30pm Dance, Dance Revolution (Registration required)
July 25th  6:30pm Magical Moments with Ed Popielarczyk 
July 25th 10:30am Library Lapsit (Pre-registration required)