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EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

June 1, 2022 by Tiany Davis

The long awaited summer months are finally here, and while fun in the sun is top of mind for us all, we’re also thinking about how we can help encourage students to keep reading over the summer.

Make plans to join in the fun during the 2022 EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library hosts reading challenges for babies, kids, teens, and adults.

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Dive right in with the 2022 Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities! Beginning Wednesday, June 1, and running through Monday, August 15, enjoy an entire summer of FREE programs, workshops, storytimes, concerts and performances for all ages, scheduled throughout the library system.

Track your reading and earn rewards! It’s easy! First, sign up at your local Library location or online at ebrpl.beanstack.org or at your Library to start logging your reading to earn virtual badges; completion rewards from California Pizza Kitchen, Raising Canes, Barnes and Noble, All-Star Bowling and much more; and to be entered into weekly drawings for prizes from Nothing Bundt Cakes, Celebration Station, Victoria’s Toy Station, and many others! It’s going to be a whale of a time!

Li’l Ones Program – Ages 0 – 5

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Li’l Ones Program is for ages 0 to 5. To complete this challenge, children need to listen to or read at least 10 books. Once a child has completed 10 books, see a library staff member to collect completion incentives, while supplies last. For every 5 books completed, they earn an entry (up to 5 entries total) into a drawing for a chance to win a special incentive.

Young Readers – Ages 5-11

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Young Readers Program is for ages 5-11. To complete this challenge, children need to read for at least 300 minutes. Once a child reads for at least 300 minutes, see a library staff member to collect completion incentives, while supplies last. For every 100 minutes read, they earn an entry (up to 5 entries total) into a drawing for a chance to win a special incentive.

Teens – Grades 6 to 12

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The teen challenge is for grades 6 to 12. Completion requires at least 10.5 hours of reading (21 sessions of 30 minutes). There are 7 virtual activity badges, and teens can gain 22 entries into the weekly drawings.

Baton Rouge Adults – 18 and Up

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

The Adult Challenge is open to ages 18 and up. Adults must read at least 3 books to complete the challenge, but you can also keep reading and earn up to 27 virtual activity badges and 3 entries into summer drawings!

Sign up for all reading challenges on BeanStack!

EBRP LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM- Entertainment

The Little Mermaid – Petite Princess Company

The Little Mermaid from the Petite Princess Company will be splashing into libraries this summer to celebrate the 2022 Summer Reading Program, Oceans of Possibilities. The Little Mermaid will be sharing stories with us as well as some ocean education, fun with shells and bubbles, sea creature identification, photo ops, and more! Ages 3 and up. Group registration is required.

Eden Park, Monday, June 6, 2:30 p.m.
Main Library, Wednesday, June 8, 2:30 p.m. River Center, Wednesday, June 15, 10 a.m. Pride, Monday, June 20, 2:30 p.m.
Zachary, Wednesday, June 22, 10 a.m.
Baker, Thursday, June 23, 10 a.m.
Greenwell Springs, Wednesday, July 6, 2:30 p.m.

Harvey Rabbit and Friends

Join Harvey Rabbit, Cecil the Orangutan, Miss Laura, and Mr. Tim as they bring fun and mayhem to the library with ventriloquism, puppetry, music, magic, and comedy! It just wouldn’t be summer without this gang’s energy and entertainment!

May 31, 2022

Main Library, Tuesday, May 31, 10 a.m. Greenwell Springs, Wednesday, June 1, 10 a.m. Central, Wednesday, June 1, 2:30 p.m. River Center, Thursday, June 2, 10 a.m. Delmont Gardens, Thursday, June 2, 2:30 p.m. Baker, Monday, June 13, 10 a.m., Zachary, Monday, June 13, 2:30 p.m.

Baton Rouge Astronomical Society

Fairwood, Thursday, June 16, 10 a.m. Jones Creek, Thursday, June 16, 2:30 p.m. Pride-Chaneyville, Friday, June 17, 10 a.m. Eden Park, Monday, June 20, 10 a.m. Bluebonnet, Monday, June 20, 2:30 p.m. Scotlandville, Monday, July 11, 10 a.m. Carver, Monday, July 11, 2:30 p.m.

Join the Astronomical Society for another spaced out program! They return this summer with a great presentation filled with fun, learning, and things to see and do that are out of this world! Ages 8 -11. Registration is required. To register, call the library branch directly.

Pride-Chaneyville Branch, Wednesday, June 1, 2 p.m. Greenwell Springs Regional Branch, Monday, June 13, 2 p.m. Bluebonnet Regional Branch, Thursday, June 16, 2 p.m. Jones Creek Regional Branch, Thursday, July 7, 2 p.m.
Main Library at Goodwood, Thursday, July 28, 2 p.m.

Wink Danenberg – Juggler Extraordinaire!

Baker, Monday, June 27, 2:30 p.m.
Zachary, Tuesday, June 28, 10 a.m.
Pride, Tuesday, June 28, 2:30 p.m.
Delmont Gardens, Wednesday, June 29, 10 a.m. Scotlandville, Wednesday, June 29, 2:30 p.m. Main Library, Thursday, June 30, 10 a.m. Bluebonnet, Thursday, June 30, 2:30 p.m.

Comedy! Entertainment! Juggling! Juggler extraordinaire, Wink Danenberg, will be here to amaze us with his talented juggling! You may even find yourself being part of the show! Wink has been entertaining children of all ages for over 20 years with his juggling and comedy. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Group registration is required.

Zachary, Thursday, June 16, 10 a.m. Jones Creek, Friday, July 15, 10 a.m. Baker, Wednesday, July 13, 10 a.m. Main Library, Thursday, July 21, 10 a.m

Find all the program listings in the Event Calendar.

Summer Reading Virtual Programming

Checkers Library TV – Deep Sea Readers

Join Checkers as he explores the globe! Checkers and his sidekick, Robot, will introduce us to a new animal each week, and each episode will feature arts and crafts, interviews with animal experts, animal book recommendations and reviews, and much more! You can access these awesome fun videos Monday, June 6 – Friday, July 29 through the Beanstack Summer Reading Virtual Programming Challenge at ebrpl.beanstack.org and on our EBRPL/Kids Facebook page.

Page Turner Adventures – Ocean Adventures

20,000 Books Under the Sea! Viewers are transformed into Storyologists when they join Page Turner and Kenny on an epic, interactive quest to discover the Lost Library of Atlantis. Along the way, they will explore Coral Reefs, The Bermuda Triangle, Arctic Waters, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Filled with fascinating facts and fabulous fiction, this adventure is designed to educate kids about our oceans while inspiring them to read books AND visit the library! Each week includes crafts, shows, guest performers, and more! Don’t miss out on the fun! You can access this fun lineup of programs from Monday, June 6 – Friday, July 15 by going to our Beanstack Summer Reading Virtual Programming Challenge at ebrpl.beanstack.org or by visiting our EBRPL/Kids Facebook page to access the Web Portal.

West Baton Rouge Library Summer Reading Program

Ascension Parish Library Summer Reading Program

There’s something for all ages! Plus, check out the library’s lineup of summer events and entertaining presenters. Discover a new activity, dive into a new book, and support lifelong learning with APL! Get your printable calendar now.

Registration begins on Tuesday, May 24. You can register online at myAPL.beanstack.org or by using the Beanstack app. All participation must be logged online by Sunday, July 31, to be redeemed for prizes.

More 2022 Summer Reading Programs

Kids Who Read Beat Summer Slide. Studies show that access to books during the summer prevents a drastic loss in reading skill – especially for kids in need. (PRNewsFoto/First Book)

Chuck E. Cheese – Kids can earn 10 free Chuck E. Cheese tokens for reading each day for 2 weeks.

Scholastic Summer Challenge – Scholastic has a summer reading challenge where kids read and then go online to record the minutes they’ve read this summer. They’ll also be able to take weekly challenges to earn rewards and take part in a World Record challenge!

 Barnes & Noble Summer Reading for Kids– This program begins in May and runs through September. Kids can earn a FREE book after they read eight books and log them on the downloadable reading journal. The Barnes and Noble kids’ summer reading program is only available to students in grades 1–6. Only one book is available for each child who completes a reading journal, and the choice must be made from the selected books available at the store.

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5 Simple Tips to Encourage Young Readers

March 10, 2016 by Taresa Sneed

It’s simple really, reading is fun! Reading is learning, and as the age old saying goes, it’s fundamental! I’ve loved reading since I was a kid, and I still do. It’s just that these days I’m reading Goodnight Moon, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Guess How Much I love You (to name a few). There’s something fun about beans leading to a beanstalk in the sky where a giant lives. There’s magic in reading, and adventure. I know how much reading helped shape my imagination, expand my vocabulary, and teach me other interesting facts, so I’m hoping to carry those things over to help my children gain a love for reading too!

benefits of reading baton rouge momsI admit, I was one of those moms who read to her babies while they were in the womb. It was a regular thing. Before Landen was born I had a whole collection of books for him (that I’m now reading with his baby sister). Once born, I read to him several times a day and he always seemed to be tuned right in. But what really changed things is the My Superdad, or “daddy book” as Landen would call it. I had this book made for Trey’s first Father’s Day. I thought it would be awesome to have a hard cover book with his dad’s picture on every page with a cape on like a real superhero. It was perfect! He LOVED it. His dad was in a book, eating pizza with a gorilla, flying through the sky, and taming a crocodile. What kid wouldn’t enjoy that??? Landen was 10 months at the time and is 3 now, and it’s still highly requested to read at night before bed.

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He loves books all on his own now. We made a reading nook in his room, and he can reach the shelves and pick which books he wants to read. He has his own library card and uses it to check out books and movies at the local library. We’ve done the summer reading program from the library for the past 2 summers and currently working on 1,000 books before Kindergarten (also a program through EBRPL).

Baton Rouge MomsMore than anything, I love the little time that I get to spend with Landen and Ava when we’re reading. I love that even though Landen interrupts me and asks a ton of questions before I get through each page, he’s enjoying listening to me. I love that he’s learning, and I love that it’s something that both of my children will remember us doing together. It’s never too early or too late to develop a love for adventure through reading with your kids. Here are some of the ways we’ve done that with ours.

5 Simple Tips to Encourage Young Readers

1. Develop a routine at night that includes a bedtime story.
2. Attend story time at your local library.
3. Sign up for Summer reading programs at your local library.
4. Attend story time at Barnes and Noble
5. Let them pick the books that they want to read (because they love feeling like they’re in charge).

Happy Reading!

Baton Rouge Moms

Filed Under: Education, Moms, Parenting Tagged With: Baton Rouge Library, Literacy, reading, summer reading program

Read Across America Day : Dr. Seuss Giveaway

February 20, 2016 by Tiany Davis

All across the country libraries will be gearing up for the 19th Annual Read Across America Day. It’s celebrated today, March 2nd, to mark the birthday of an author who has helped generations of children learn to read, Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss. The day of awareness was organized by the National Education Association (NEA) to promote literacy in children and young adults.

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“Every year on NEA’s Read Across America Day, the imaginations of children across the country are ignited when they open up a good book,” said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. “While we take a fun and lighthearted approach to our Read Across America celebrations, we do so with a serious purpose in mind: to encourage a love of reading.”

 Read Across America Day brings attention to the pure joy and power of reading, and connects the world as a community of readers.

“This national celebration is not just about one hour or one day of reading, it is about cultivating a lifetime of good reading habits that will translate into academic success,” added Eskelsen García. “NEA’s Read Across America brings students, parents, educators, and the entire community together to share the joy of reading.”

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Reading aloud as a family is not only fun but also has many benefits…

Benefits of using read alouds:

One of the most important things adults can do in preparing children for success in reading is to read aloud with them.

  • Listeners build listening and comprehension skills through discussion during and after reading.
  • Listeners increase their vocabulary foundation by hearing words in context.
  • Listeners improve their memory and language skills as they hear a variety of writing styles and paraphrase their understanding.
  • Listeners develop individual interests in a broad variety of subjects and they develop imagination and creativity: what better way to build skills which foster inquiry?

Read to your child

Reading aloud to your children will not only give them a solid reading foundation, but it will also help them discover the joy of reading.

It’s never too early (or too late) to start reading aloud to your child. One thing we can do to kick-start the road to reading is simply to read to our children and read to them often. Discuss what you have read with your child and ask questions before, during and after your reading sessions. Create a reading nook in your home and commit to reading aloud at least once daily. Keep books readily available and take them with you when you go. Reading aloud can take place anytime, anywhere.

Make reading fun

There are many different activities that will help a child build a strong reading foundation. Mastering letters and matching lowercase letters with their sound is very helpful when a child is learning to read phonetically. Let your reader make letters out of Play-Doh, whipped topping, shaving cream, sprinkles or sand. If they are learning sight words, they can create beginning sight words with noodles or pipe cleaners.

Be the example

Monkey see, monkey do. The best example we can give to our child is to show them our love of reading. It’s one thing for us to tell a child they must read each day, it’s another for them to see us reading each day.

Enjoy the journey

There might be days when you feel as though your child will never learn to read — it can be a daunting task at times. Remind yourself that you are giving your child a gift that will truly last them a lifetime. Embrace the struggles with the lightbulb moments and enjoy making sweet memories along the way.

 EVENT:

 
Read Across America
Celebrate “Read Across America” and Dr. Suess’ birthday at Eden Park! Children ages 6-9 will read One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and make their own versions of each fish in the book.

 

Wednesday, March 02, 2016
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Eden Park – Storytime Room
 

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