LAKEPORT — “Reading is so Delicious,” the Lake County Library”s summer reading program for children and teens, has ended.
Countywide, 472 children registered and 256 finished, according to Library Technician Jan Cook. They read hundreds of library books, amounting to thousands of pages. Family members and children too young to read on their own also participated by listening as others read to them.
Program events featured food in various forms. Story times and activities for children were held at all four Lake County libraries, Cook stated.
The new Middletown Library has room for events that the old library couldn”t accommodate, and volunteers put on several events for the children in Middletown.
Children who attended Lakeport Library”s story time at Library Park had several food treats, including a taco salad feed, a watermelon feed, ice cream treats and a doughnut day.
Awards parties were held at all branches, Cook stated. Children received goody bags and readers were honored with their names on commemorative bookplates in books donated by the Friends of the Lake County Library for the library”s collection. For children and teens who missed the awards parties, unclaimed prizes will be held at the library branches through September.
The teen program is for students in sixth through 12th grades. Close to 40 teens signed up and 34 attended at least one event. They read more than 145 books and completed 10 library Bingo cards.
The teens decorated the young adult section of Lakeport Library with food collages, decorated cupcakes, learned about sourdough bread, visited a farmer”s market and saw a cooking demonstration, made chocolates and heard author Alethea Eason read from her book “Hungry.”
John Cerwin demonstrated how to make jewelry from heirloom seeds.
The teen program ended with a pizza party where teens received their awards and a cookbook compiled from recipes that they submitted.
Amy Patton, coordinator of the teen program, surprised the teens with aprons that she made, Cook stated.
Readers were also honored with their names on commemorative bookplates in books.
Teens who submitted book reviews were entered in a drawing for a Kindle e-reader, which Michaela Marsh won.
The Lakeport Library is located at 1425 N. High St. and the phone number is 263-8817. Redbud Library is located at 14785 Burns Valley Rd. in Clearlake and the phone number is 994-5115. Middletown Library is located at 21256 Washington St. and the phone number is 987-3674. Upper Lake Library is located at 310 Second St. and the phone number is 275-2049.
Visit the Lake County Library online at library.co.lake.ca.us or on Facebook at Facebook.com/lakecountylibrary.
