Sign up on-line for Summer Reading

This year families can sign up for the annual Summer Reading program at Catawba County Library without leaving home.

For the first time ever, library system website allows parents to register their children on-line as well as download and/or print a reading record, coloring page, calendar of events and other resources.

To sign up, log on to http://www.catawbacountync.gov/library and click on the large green box at the center of the page.

Families may still sign up in person at any county library location.

Regardless of how one registers, there are a number of new on-line services available to help young readers add to their summer book tally. Among them are TumbleBooks, interactive books in audio/visual format, and e-books which can be downloaded to an e-Reader or personal computer.

Summer Reading is an annual initiative of the library system to encourage ages 0-18 to continue their reading habits while school is not in session. Studies show that keeping kids attuned to books during vacation helps them retain what they’ve learned which makes for a smoother adjustment when school begins in the fall.

This year’s Summer Reading themes are “One World, Many Stories” for children age 11 and younger and “You Are Here: Cultures around the World” for ages 12-18.