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Our Local Public Library Programs

 This year's theme is **Every Hero has a Story **. Check your local library to enroll in their Summer Reading Program. Ours is for the Galloway branch of the Atlantic County Library. The kick-off date is June 26th at 1:00 PM.



The **Absecon Library ** will be having events for four Wednesdays in August: August 7 - Chad the magician August 14 - Snakes and Snails August 21 - Fun on a String August 28 - Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels.







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 * To participate in **Barnes & Noble's Summer Reading Program** **

Here Is How:
Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal (PDF). Bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store. [|Find a Store]. Choose a FREE BOOK from our selection on the Reading Journal list at the store... Enjoy reading!



4. Pizza Hut has their **Book It! Read Your Heart Out Summer Reading Challenge** for kids in grades K-6th. They also have lots of tips, activities and printables for parents and teachers too.



5. **TD Bank Summer Reading Program** runs May 6th thru September 30, 2013. The program rewards children who read 10 books during the summer with a $10 deposit into a new or existing Young Saver account. In 2012, 45,281 children participated in the program and read 452,810 books, earning $452,810 for their Young Saver accounts.



6. ** Chuck E. Cheese Reading Rewards ** - kids read everyday for 2 weeks and win 10 free tokens. Document their reading on the form provided and take it into your local Chuck E. Cheese.



7. **Pottery Barn Kids Summer Reading Program** - The program runs from May 16th thru August 26th. Kids



8. **Half-Price Books Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program** - Kids read a minimum of 15mins a day until they total 300 minutes. Turn in completed log to earn HPB Bookworm bucks.



9. **Read-a-Palooza with American Girl** - From May 1st thru August 26th your American Girl lover can join in the reading fun with special in-store events, free printables and amazing reading resources. Joining in helps a great cause too. $1 of every book purchased through American Girl goes to Save the Children's US Literacy Programs

10. [|Lego Read! Build! Play]!@ Home Toolkits shows how you can combine reading, building and play to help your child develop early literacy skills. Includes summer reading guides and parent activities for ages 1—5.