Winter Reading Club at Samuels Public Library

Front Royal, VA — Samuels Public Library will once again hold a Winter Reading Club for area children and teens.  From January 2 – March 2, all area children are invited to join our Winter Reading Club.  The theme is, “Frosty the Snowman and the Magic of Reading.”  Registration begins January 2.  As well as receiving prizes for books read throughout this nine-week program, children and teens will have craft programs, an animal show, magic shows, and science programs.

“This year we have joined Mark Cuban’s Winter Reading Challenge through Beanstack, our progress tracking software,” said Youth Services Supervisor Michal Ashby.  “The Shark Tank personality will be donating $35,000 to be shared among the top participating libraries during the month of January, so we hope the library community will rally around us and meet the challenge by reading lots of books!”

“Studies have proven that there is a direct correlation between reading and higher grades in math and science,” Ashby continued, “So we are urging all children and teens to ‘read, read, read!’  Children that have not yet learned to read will benefit immensely from being read to.  Not only does this foster literacy, but creates a steadfast bond between parent and child.”

Samuels Library will provide a book bag filled with reading logs, stickers and other incentives to each child, featuring a snowman theme, and parents will be given literature to help promote literacy for their children.  As children complete their reading goals each week, they will be rewarded with free books and prizes.

The library is located at 330 East Criser Road in Front Royal.  Questions about Samuels Library and its programs can be answered by visiting www.samuelslibrary.net or by calling Michal Ashby at (540) 635-3153.