Children’s Summer Reading Program.

Each summer, children can elect to participate in a summer reading program that takes reading and reading associated games and turns them into something that can reward them in two ways. The readers can choose from a list of local non-profit organizations as recipients of their accomplishments in reading. The more books they read, the more their chosen charities benefit. The second way the children benefit is through a direct reward, often a prize raffle, at the end of the summer reading program. They all benefit from the joy of reading and can take pride in their number of checked-off books on their reading lists. Donations to the local organizations as well as some of the prizes come from the Friends of the Bushnell-Sage Library.