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HELP YOU FILL THIS OUT AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY.THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BRINGS HUNDREDS OF KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS TO GRAND PRAIRIE MAIN LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE THE START OF THE 2025 SUMMER READING CLUB.
THE THEME THIS YEAR IS COLOR OUR WORLD, AND THAT MEANS LOTS OF NATURE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY THINGS TO DO FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE WHO WANT TO EXPLORE THE COLORFUL WORLD OF THE ARTS.
SOMETHING THAT WAS ON FULL DISPLAY INSIDE AND OUT AT THIS YEAR'S KICKOFF EVENT.
THERE WERE PLAY AREAS WITH ALL KINDS OF THEMES AND FUN THINGS TO SEE AND DO, FACE PAINTING CRAFTS, A STICKER STATION AND A PLAYGROUND TO ENCOURAGE IMAGINATION, COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS, BUBBLE SCIENCE AND CHALK ART AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES TOO.
AND THE CHANCE TO TOUR ONE OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S, BRAND NEW MOBILE LIBRARIES THAT MAKE CHECKING OUT ON THE GO AS EASY AS EVER, WHICH IS ALSO THE CASE WITH THE LIBRARY'S INNOVATIVE NEW WAY FOR EVERYBODY TO TRACK THEIR READING HOURS THIS SUMMER, THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF PAPER LOGS, YOU'RE GOING TO DOWNLOAD OUR BEAN STACK APP.
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU FIND THE GRAND PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, AND THEN ONCE YOU'VE SIGNED ON, YOU ONLY NEED TO MAKE ONE ACCOUNT AND YOU CAN ADD MULTIPLE READERS FOR YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA SIGN UP FOR COLOR OUR WORLD.
AND FOR EVERY FIVE HOURS THAT YOU'VE LOGGED YOUR READING, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BADGE THAT'S FOR THE KIDS.
AND THERE'S ALSO A CATEGORY FOR TEENS AND ADULTS.
IN OTHER WORDS, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO JOIN THE CLUB AND KEEP ON READING TO WIN PRIZES WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LIBRARIES TO DO SUMMER READING CLUB BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT SUMMER SLIDE.
WHENEVER KIDS GET OUT OF SCHOOL, IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO KIND OF JUST FORGET WHAT THEY LEARNED, RIGHT? WE WANT THEIR BRAIN TO LIKE REALLY BE ENGAGED AND KEEP GROWING EVEN THROUGH THE SUMMER, WHENEVER THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL.
BUT THE OTHER REASON WHY WE DO SUMMER READING CLUB IS BECAUSE, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EVENT.
LIKE THERE ARE SO MANY HAPPY PEOPLE, SO MANY SMILING FACES, ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE, ALL AGES.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE LIBRARY IS ALL ABOUT, IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OFFERING THESE AMAZING COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR EVERYBODY TO GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AND THERE'S MORE EXCITING NEWS AT THE MAIN LIBRARY WHERE THE RENOVATION PROJECT ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES AND WILL BE REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE END OF JUNE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THINGS LIBRARY THIS SUMMER, GO TO GPTX.ORG/LIBRARY OR SUMMER READING CLUB.