2008 SUMMER READING PROGRAM WRAP-UP!

Congratulations to all who participated in the Bucyrus Public Library's 2008 Summer Reading Program, "Catch the Reading Bug!"

Our final sign-up number was 211!

Drawings were held on July 31st for those who had finished their contracts. Four bicycles were given away. The lucky winners were:

Hope Sharp/20-inch girls bike donated by Bucyrus City Workers AFSCME union

Makayla Hill/24-inch girls bike donated by Bucyrus Fire Departmentment IAFF Local

Anthony Cooley/20-inch boys bike donated by the Bucyrus Public Library

Brandon Eulett/24-inch boys bike donated by the Bucyrus Police Department FOP Local

Several books autographed by Ohio authors were also given away. Book winners were:

Gavin Leffler
Aaron Hill
Sean Fletcher
Lexi Evak
Cara Linn
Adrianne Peck
Jordie Miller

Congratulations to all who participated!

2008 PERFORMER SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2008
JERRY SCHNEIDER

Jerry visits us again this summer all the way from Hardwick, Vermont! He will be presenting his program entitled "The Bugs in Your Back Yard", which features the wonderful world of insects that frequent our backyards and neighboring fields. For those who wish to participate, we will be doing a fun t--shirt craft afterwards! Participants should bring a cotton t-shirt. If you forget, Jerry will have t-shirts for sale for $4.00 the day of the program. This program will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Bucyrus Public Library annex building, located on the corner of East Mansfield and Lane Streets!

THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2008
"BEE" YOUR BEST AT THE LIBRARY SHOW WITH MARK WADE

Mark Wade is back with another of his outstanding summer reading program shows and this is one that is really going to "BUG" you...but in a good way! You'll meet "Bernie", the world's only reading bee who encourages kids to take out books and read, read, read some more as well as "Lucinda", who is truly a first class ladybug! And that's just some of the fun things you'll see in this exciting presentation! Mark, currently "America's #1 Children's Ventriloquist", is a 20+ year veterean of library shows and always promotes books and using the library in all of his presentations! This program will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Bucyrus Public Library's annex building, located on the corner of East Mansfield and Lane Streets!

THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2008
"GONE WITH THE WINDSHIELD" CARTOONING PROGRAM WITH JEFF NICHOLAS

Come join Jeff and his fun cartooning program! This bug-filled program is swarming with original illustrations, poems, and funny draw-along cartoon insects that will leave you itching for more! This program will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Bucyrus Public Library's annex building, located on the corner of East Mansfield and Lane Streets!

THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, 2008
"COME FLY AWAY WITH ME--MONARCHS IN MEXICO" PROGRAM WITH CINDY EUSEY

Join Cindy Eusey of the Crawford Country Park District for a travelogue on her recent trip to Mexico and the over-wintering site of 60-120 million Monarch butterflies! Learn about the Monarch's migration from Canada and the U.S. to this special place high in the trans-volcanic mountains of central Mexico! This program will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Bucyrus Public Library's annex buidling, located on the corner of East Mansfied and Lane Streets!

THURSDAY, JULY 10TH, 2008
FAMILY OBSERVATION STATION WITH MARK BERMAN, THE BUGMAN

What a way to end our summer programming! Mark operates Bugman Education Entoprises in Columbus, Ohio. He will have with him a variety of REAL LIVE BUGS that you will be able to see up-close-and-personal! In addition, Mark will be bringing recipes made with bugs and will have samples for everyone willing to try them! This program will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Bucyrus Public Library's annex building, located on the corner of East Mansfield and Lane Streets!

CATCH THE READING BUG!

The Bucyrus Public Library invites all BOOKWORMS in grades K-6 to FLY into the library this summer for some great ANT-ics!

BUZZ into the library to check out books and earn great coupon prizes! All children who have finished kindergarten through the 6th grade are eligible to participate in the program. 6th graders may also decide if they would rather participate in the K-6or the Young Adult program.

Sign-up for the summer program begins June 2nd! Stop in at the library anytime during regular hours to pick up a sign-up packet. Once your child receives this packet, he or she is ready to begin!

Participants in the program will be signing a reading contract, deciding how many books to read during the course of the summer program. Forms will be available in the packet to keep track of books read.

Once the contracted goal is reached, participants will turn in contracts for prizes drawings to be held July 31st at 11:00 a.m. at the library. Grand prizes to be given away are 4 bicycles (two 24-inch bikes and two 20-inch bikes), as well as autographed books from Ohio authors!

Coupon prizes will be awarded for every 5 books read! For older or advanced readers who are reading chapter books, we ask that you count every 50 pages as a book. For example, a 150-page book would equal 3 books toward the contract goal.

Prize drawings will also be held for a variety of items at the performer programs on June 19th, June 26th, and July 3rd.

Great performer programs are also scheduled for the summer! Check out our separate 2008 Performer Schedule for days and times!

Are you the parent of a preschooler, too? Then check out our "Be a Reader" read-to-me summer reading program for preschoolers! Young readers can earn trips to the "Treasure Chest" and once the final book goal is reached, they will receive a FREE book and food coupon prize! Sign-up for this program begins June 2nd as well!