Summer reading

Complete the Summer Reading Challenge at any branch of the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library to receive your invitation to the End-of-Summer-Reading Pool Party at the Pike County Swim Club in Waverly, featuring trophies for young readers, pizza, and drinks!

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All good things must come to an end!  Turn in your Reading Challenge book logs by this date for fun rewards!

Stop by any branch of the library to learn how you can participate in this year's Summer Reading Program!  Pick up a calendar, grab a book log to participate in the Reading Challenge, bring your kids for free lunch at the library, and get "On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!"

Readers age 17 and under who successfully complete the Summer Reading Challenge are invited to the End-of-Summer Reading Pool Party at the Pike County Swim Club in Waverly, with swimming, pizza and drinks, and trophies for younger readers!

UPDATED:  Thanks to the Pike County Swim Club, successful readers and their families get in FREE! 

Friday, August 14, 6 to 8 p.m.

Adena Health System and Pike Healthy Lifestyles Initiative representatives will be at the Piketon and Eastern branch libraries at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 30, to talk about MyPlate, a program that teaches the importance of healthy portions. Come for free lunch for kids at 12:15 p.m., and stay for the program!

Turn in Summer Reading Challenge logs by July 31!

It's a bird.  It's a plane.  No, it's Mark Wood!

The Mark Wood Fun Show is a 40-minute program designed for children of all ages.  Mark uses comedy, magic, juggling and audience participation to produce super-exciting and entertaining shows.

Superhero Mark Wood loves to read books and uses his super-human powers to ward off the evil Eraser, who tries to remove all the words from books around the world!

Stop by for Summer Reading fun and have your face painted!

Join us for a very special superhero storytime with Catwoman!