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Hewitt library outlines summer reading program, kickoff set for May 31
Summary
Hewitt Public Library staff described this year's summer reading program, including new Beanstack tracking, reading goals, milestone prizes and a May 31 kickoff at City Hall and the library.
The Hewitt Public Library on Tuesday outlined its 2025 summer reading program and promotional plans, including a kickoff event May 31 and changes to participant tracking and prizes.
Library Director Matthew Glossary told the Hewitt City Council that registration opened the same day and that staff were already seeing early participation: “So we are about just under 2 weeks away from our annual summer reading program.” He described goals to encourage “family engagement in literacy and development based activities” and to reduce the typical summer learning loss.
Glossary said the program will use the Beanstack app to log reading and awards, and listed key dates: milestone prize collection begins June 9, the first full-program completion date is July 9, the final logging day is August 2 and the grand-prize drawing is August 6. He said registration already had about 90 sign-ups at the time he reported to council.
Reading expectations are uniform across ages: participants are asked to read at least 15 minutes per day for a minimum of 40 days. The library will issue incentive tickets for milestone completions; participants can allocate tickets to different prize drawings. Glossary described prizes provided by the Friends of the Hewitt Public Library: a Tonie Box audio player for young children, a coding robot for middle grades, a smartphone photo printer for teens, an Amazon Kindle for older teens and adults, and a book-lover basket for adults. He also noted donated tote bags and coupon incentives from local businesses.
The kickoff is scheduled May 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library and City Hall with performances, a book sale, community groups, food from First Woodway and activities hosted by local organizations. Glossary said the schedule includes alternating family and youth programming through June and July and author appearances funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through TSLAC.
Council members thanked Glossary for the program update and expressed support for outreach to families. Glossary invited council and residents to contact him with questions ahead of the kickoff.
The summary above is based on the presentation to the Hewitt City Council; no council action was taken on the program review.
