STAFF REPORT
School may be out, but so far this summer, kids have logged 92,460 minutes of reading in the Buda Library Summer Reading Program, according to Martha Sanders, children’s librarian.
Kids win smaller prizes for each log and earn tickets for a drawing of larger prizes, such as free admission to local attractions. Sanders said more than 20 area businesses donated gifts for the program.
Avery Blanch, 8, was combing through stacks last week. She chose one by Frances O’ Roark Dowell because it’s a good adventure book. It will also help her fill up her reading log, giving her more chances to win. Her mom, Laurie Blanch, said Avery loves to read. She came to the United States from China two years ago and only spoke Mandarin. Blanch encourages her to read as much as she can.
Natalie Vargas, 8, of Buda was at the library with her grandmother Rosie Rendon of San Marcos. Natalie selected “Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook” and a book from the “Ramona” series by Beverly Cleary. The books will give Natalie two more tickets for summer reading prizes.