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Successful Summer of Reading at the Gale Library, Newton

Posted on: August 6, 2018 - 1:35pm

Gale Library

Sue Mears

382-4691

August 1, 2018

Successful Summer of Reading at the Gale Library, Newton         

            Congratulations to all for a wonderful, successful summer of reading! The program is coming to a close but you can still complete your reading logs, collect your certificates and prizes for reading goals and weekly winners. 

            There are still a few programs and activities scheduled, too.                                                            

            Learn to Play a Harmonica with Mike and Bev at our Harmonica Workshop on Wednesday, August 15 at 2 PM for anyone from age 8 to adult. Learn a song, some techniques and keep the harmonica to practice and enjoy more music at home. Each student receives a harmonica.  The workshop teaches simple songs and basic techniques. Sign up needed to insure we have enough harmonicas.

            Topsfield Fair Reading Incentive goals need to be reached by August 11. If you signed up to receive this great reading prize from the Topsfield Fair, make sure your reading log is all set. 

            During August, drop in anytime to play and learn with new Building Sets. Magformers and Gears, Gears, Gears will be available in the children’s room. Magformers is an intelligent magnet construction set. Just connect magnet pieces and create endless designs and structures. Gears, Gears, Gears is a spinning, twirling, and turning Building Set, Create bright colored moving masterpieces with easy to assemble pieces. Perfect for experimenting with simple mechanics, machines, and science.Have fun trying to connect and build whatever you can dream up! Special building times will be Monday, August 20 at 6:30 and Wednesday, August 22 at 2 PM.

            The Gale Library readers hit a new high in reading in this summer’s program.  So many children met their reading goals and won prizes. The Teen Program, as well as our Adult Reading Club, continued to become more and more popular with prizes awarded each week. The programs and activities offered during the Summer Reading Program were enjoyed by all. Well done, everyone!

            Many thanks go to our Prize Donors whose donations made the program lots of fun: Hodgie’s Ice Cream, Amesbury, What’s the Scoop, Kingston,Tony G‘s, Amesbury, Leo’s Superbowl, Amesbury, Ravensberger Schmidt, Newton, Chris’ Pizza, Newton. Water Country, Portsmouth, Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH, Storyland, Glen, NH, O’Neil Cinemas, Epping, Lindt Chocolate of Stratham, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA, Empower Martial Arts, Newton.

            Thanks also to The NHSPCA, The Museum of Science, Boston. and the Kids, Books and Arts Grant. Funding for the Grant is provided by the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, and is supported in part by a grant from the NH State Council on the Arts & the National Endowment for the Arts as well as funds administered by the NH State Library and provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

            Thank you also to our staff, parents, and volunteers. Couldn’t do it without you! You are all so much appreciated.