News – Sheridan Media
Last summer the Sheridan County Library System experienced a record setting number of children who participated in the Summer Reading Program. Library System Director Amy Long said Youth Services Manager Zola Shockley forecasted an increase for the summer and planned to register approximately 400 children in the program that challenged kids aged 11 and younger to read for 20 minutes five days a week. The program registered over 550 for the summer season.
Shockley said the idea of winning prizes for their reading is a motivator but other factors do help in getting kids to take only 20 minutes a day to read. The programs developed and operated by the Library System keep curious children coming back for fun activities but the first step, according to Shockly, is just taking them to the library.
Z. Shockley
The Summer Reading program will begin on June 16, with an event that will offer various art stations for children to create messy art pieces, some of which will be displayed in the Summer Reading Exhibition on the Fulmer Library Mezzanine.
Z. Shockley
To learn more about the Summer Reading Program and other reading challenges, click here.
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Last modified: May 29, 2025