Childrens Library

FRIENDS' SUPPORT of CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

The following are some examples of events where FRIENDS have provided support to the outstanding Children's Librarians to provide programs and activities for children in the community.

Summer Reading 2009

2009 Summer Reading Program

Carmine Rau, Children's Librarian, informs that more 1400 Bainbridge Island children signed up in this year's Summer Reading Program. The Summer Reading Program is an annual summer favorite for children and a great incentive to foster a love of reading at an early age. The program is county-wide in the Kitsap Regional Library system. For the Friends of the Library groups in each library, it is usually the top supported library program. Other sponsors include the KRL Foundation, Kitsap County, the S'Klallam Tribe, Kitsap Rotary Clubs, and the Kitsap Sun.

As Carmine said so well, "all of the young readers are winners." One however stood out as the Top Summer Reader of 2009: fifth-grader Edward Martens. He read more than 350 hours and here are his top 10 recommended books and series:

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
The 7th Tower series by Garth Nix
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by Michelle Paver
Ordinary Boy series by William Boniface
Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
Dragon Keeper series by Carole Wilkinson
Peter and the Starcatchers series by Dave Barry
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Inkspell series by Cornelia Funke
The Swordquest books by Nancy Yi Fan

There were many events this summer sponsored by the library to motivate reading, stimulate creativity, and provide an opportunity for fun. The photos below capture some of those moments.

Top Summer Reader of 2009: fifth-grader Edward Martens

Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library