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Library, district and city present expanded summer programs; free meals and targeted enrichment highlighted
Summary
Library, Newark Unified and the city’s recreation department outlined summer programs including a library “Imagine and Build” summer reading campaign, district summer schools and camps, and city recreation camps and scholarships.
Library, school district and city staff presented coordinated summer programming for Newark residents at the May meeting, describing free meals, targeted academic support, volunteer tutoring and dozens of recreation options.
Library director Joe Stoner summarized the library’s “Summer Adventure: Imagine & Build” program, an expanded calendar of performances and community partnerships and a revived Reading Buddies tutoring effort. Stoner said the library’s after‑school meals and summer lunch program serve children ages 1–18 and that the library is averaging about 150 meals a day during the school year; the library’s large annual health fair has seen 600–700 attendees in a four‑hour period in recent years.
Newark Unified’s Assistant Superintendent of…
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