Readers of all ages will dig out their red capes at the Whitehall branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library as they dive into adventure during this year’s summer reading program, “Be a Hero — Read.”
From easy-to-master magic to teen gaming and turtles, children will find a litany of fun activities to help them get excited about reading.
Just look around the library — Captain Read is everywhere.
Kris Hickey, the Whitehall branch children’s manager, said this year’s summer reading program is going back to its roots and focusing solely on reading. “We’ve just gone back to the literacy part of it,” she said, “and this is a very literacy-based program.”
No longer can participants earn credit for playing an online activity or attending one of the branch’s many programs. What they will get credit for, though, is tackling a good book.
“I think as an organization, we decided literacy is really our main focus,” said Hickey. “We look at getting everyone to read, then we work at keeping them focused and interested so they are ready for the next level when school starts.”
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