School’s out. Time to trade those textbooks for more books. Fun ones!
Fun, yes, but reading in the summer has been shown to keep your brain sparking from the end of one school year to the start of another, so you’ll be better prepared when formal learning begins again.
Community libraries can help with your summer reading lists – and they’ll award prizes too. Here’s a look around the region.
* Chattanooga Public Library will inspire kids to “Make. Play. Read. Learn.” with activities that include reading books, crafting, performing science experiments and participating in book discussions. Registration is open through July 30.
Everyone who registers gets a free book and a Welcome Back Chatt Pack, which can be picked up at any branch (curbside available). Packs include a lanyard for the buttons you’ll earn when you complete challenges. The littlest learners, children up to age 2, will receive a shaker egg, a musical toy, instead.