El Mirage Library seeks summer engagement with "bookworm" rock-art project
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Summary
The El Mirage Library presented a Bookworm Rock Art Project to engage summer reading participants: kids will decorate rocks with book titles and choose whether their piece is installed at the library or the YMCA; materials and promotion will be provided by the library and city.
Library staff presented the "Bookworm Rock Art Project" to the El Mirage Common Council on May 20 as a summer-reading engagement program in which children and families decorate rocks that may be installed in landscaping at the El Mirage Library or the YMCA.
The presenter said the project was first proposed about a year earlier and provides participants with supplies supplied by the library; the city will oversee landscaping maintenance and assist promotion. Participants can decorate rocks at the library, take kits home, and indicate the title of a book they read on the rock. The program will include Saturday reading sessions at the library and aims to encourage continued reading through the summer.
The presenter said the library and YMCA will each host portions of the bookworm installation, and the program is timed to coincide with the summer reading schedule; an initial program date mentioned was June 7. Council members responded positively and welcomed the program. No formal council action or funding decision was taken during the presentation.
Organizers asked residents to watch library communications for participation details, including sessions and take-home kits. City staff said they will assist with promotion and ongoing maintenance of the installed pieces.