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Sweet Home Library summer events include safety fair, movies in the park and a community read with local author
Summary
The library announced a safety fair and summer reading kickoff at Sankey Park on June 13, Movies in the Park beginning June 12, and a community read featuring local author Jim Corley on August 6; youth attendance at programs has increased.
Library director (S5) told the advisory board that combining teens and tweens for game nights and movie nights has increased attendance (over 20 youths at the last event) and that volunteers are helping supervise. The director encouraged board members and residents to attend upcoming summer events.
The director announced a safety fair and summer reading kickoff at Sankey Park on June 13 from 9 a.m. to noon with a bike rodeo, bike raffle, agency safety tips and volunteers from the Friends of the Library; Movies in the Park begins June 12 with Zootopia 2 and a children's animal-mask activity. The director also said the community read will feature local author Jim Corley (Secrets of Solomon's Seal) with an author evening currently planned for August 6 at 6 p.m.
Why it matters: Expanded youth programming and summer events provide free recreational and literacy activities for children, teens and families, which the director said typically drives higher sustained library use during summer months.
Next steps: The director will finalize schedules and promotional materials (including correcting a flyer year error) and will contact board members about volunteering for newsletter coverage and event support.
