Summer gives away to school
Large print books coming to VZC Library
Summer programs at the Van Zandt County Library are giving way to thoughts of school starting. The staff, The Friends of the Library, The Library Advisory Board –and of course the children who enjoyed the programs—are grateful for the support of the Community that made it possible.
Trinity Valley Electric Corporation underwrote the performers who presented a widely varied range of subjects to an average of 100 kids and half that many adults each Friday morning for seven weeks.
The Canton Rotary Club provided a $50 bill for each session to one lucky child.
The Canton Lions Club provided a vision screening clinic one Friday. Drawings for smaller gift bags each week closed the programs.
The newest wrinkle in summer reading was a story writing contest that saw prizes going to kids with imagination, and the ability to put their ideas on paper.
First prize went to co-authors J.J. Collett and Khloe Frazier; second to Landon Reid, and third to Alafair Burke.
The Young Adult Challenge was won by Charity Cosgrove. The grand prize winner in the drawing that included only children that had attended five of the seven sessions, went to Savanah Littfack. She had her choice of a chrome tablet or an American Girl Doll with a wardrobe furnished by Friends President, Ann Spruiell. Her choice was the doll.
NETLIBS, the organization of East Texas Libraries, is offering a new service. In cooperation with the Tocker Foundation, a circulating collection of large print books will be in each participating library for three months, then will rotate to another location. James Patterson, David Baldacci and Jayne Ann Krenz are among the authors included. Other large print books are in the VZC Library permanent collection, and include many popular titles.
If you look for an old favorite classic, and do not find it in regular fiction areas, check the catalogue. Many of these books have been re-classified, and are in the 800s. The catalogue is a great tool. Take advantage of it.
