Dinosaurs Roam Grand Ledge this Summer!

Our Summer Reading Program (SRP) combines fun activities and entertaining events to support and increase reading skills–and learning– all summer long!

GLADL offers traditional paper and digital options to participate in SRP, plus great resources for beginning readers to adults.  We have digital collections and book recommendations for all ages. We have storytimes, themed entertainers and educators, creative crafts and games – inside and outside too. And of course, we’ll have dino/geology themed instant prizes for each completed kids reading log!

What are you waiting for? Dig in!

Upcoming Events!

Dinosaur Perler Beads
Monday August 10 | 6pm – 7pm
Join us for a crafting program to explore and create with colorful Perler Beads! We’ll have some dinosaur peg boards and templates available or choose from many other shapes. Use string or magnets to turn your creations into decorations.

SRP Dino-Finale Carnival
NEW DATE! Tuesday August 11 | 5pm – 6:30pm | Fitzgerald Park
Enjoy a fun night of Dinosaur and foam fun, carnival games, prizes, treats and hot dogs! Each reading log you complete earns you more carnival tickets to spend! Many non-ticketed activities for all to play too like Eaton County Parks Game trailer. Everyone welcome, dress to get messy!

Volunteering at GLADL this Summer

The Grand Ledge Area District Library is in need of volunteers for the summer. We welcome anyone 14 or over who would like to help with programs, our carnival, or just sit at the library and prepare crafts.  

To begin volunteering, please complete our Volunteer Information Form and Emergency Contact Form.  You may also print off our Volunteer Information Form and return it to the library or email it to admin@gladl.org

For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact us at outreach@gladl.org.

Why IS Summer Reading Important?

Sure, the GLADL Summer Reading Program is lots of fun—but it’s more than fun. Reading over the summer helps your imagination take flight, and is incredibly important for students and their academic achievement, from preschool to grade three and beyond:

• Children who don’t read over the summer experience summer learning loss, forgetting some of what they’ve learned during the school year. Worse, the effect is cumulative– children who lose reading skills over the summer may be up to two years behind their classmates by the end of 6th grade. Children actively participating in a library Summer Reading Program gain reading skills and increase literacy.
• The Summer Reading Program encourages kids to read whatever they want, to enjoy reading for recreation. Studies show children who read for fun often academically out-perform children who don’t.
• When families engage in summer reading together, they have meaningful conversations, share adventures and experiences while also making an impact on their child’s learning.
• The Summer Reading Program and all of its associated activities are FREE– safe, engaging, educational opportunities for all ages, all summer long!

For more about the importance of summer reading for our children, follow the link to an article from School Library Journal. Thanks to the Madison Public Library and ed.gov for contributed material.

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