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NV Kids Get a "Clue" and Keep Sharp this Summer

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Monday, June 11, 2007   


Las Vegas, NV - This summer, Nevada kids can keep their skills sharp for the school year and have fun doing it. Libraries across Nevada are kicking off their summer reading programs this week, and according to Brenda Baxter, youth services librarian at the Washoe County Library, there is plenty of evidence to show that kids who crack a few books this summer will perform better in the fall.

“If children read four or five books in the summer, they do significantly better. Children from low-income families especially tend to have a big drop in the summer if they don't keep reading.”

Most libraries are going with a mystery theme called "Get a Clue." There are prizes and special programs all summer, according to Sam Eddington at the Amargosa Valley Libarary.

“The kids really have enjoyed it from the years before. We've had people coming in even before we had applications ready and asking about it.”

In Elko County, children's librarian Mary Jo King says it will be all about pirates, and like most libraries across the state, kids can participate even if they will be away for part of the summer.

“We have a reading log with a lot of different pirate's pictures on it, and they cross off an icon for every ten minutes that they read, or listen to a book, so we don't require them to come into the library once a day, or even once a week.”

More on the impact of summer reading program on the Web at www.readingrockets.org.



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