Library lays out summer reading program and community challenge

Jun 10, 2026

Lexington County Library staff presented a branch-based summer reading program with weekly events at 10 branches, partnerships with local museums and the Blowfish, a grant-funded mobile recording studio project, and a 2,800,000-minute community reading challenge.

The full story

Library staff presented the countywide summer reading program and reading challenge. Kelly Poole introduced Jennifer Smith, the library's youth services coordinator, who described programming for children, teens and adults across 10 branches, partner appearances (Colonial Fair storyteller, Carolina Wildlife Center, Mad Platter resin workshops, Columbia Museum partnerships) and special events with the Blowfish baseball team.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in