Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JUnE 14, 2024 Read, Renew, Repeat! Saugus Public Library launches its Kids 2024 Summer reading Program (Editor’s Note: The Saugus Public Library recently issued the following press release.) A s the school year winds down, the Saugus Public Library is winding up. If you’re looking for fun, educational activities, and summer programming to support your kids’ learning, stop by the Saugus Public Library. This summer, the Library presents “Read, Renew, Repeat!” the 2024 Summer Reading program. Activities include literacy support, storytimes, discounted museum passes, Massachusetts park passes, and take & make crafts. Families are encouraged to register their kids for the conservation-themed program 50 This Strawberry quilt by Margie Berkowitch will be among the items featured in a silent auction at tomorrow’s Annual Strawberry Festival. (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener) Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 using the Beanstack app. It’s easy - just download the Beanstack app, register under the Saugus Public Library, and you’re on your way. For more information, or to register in person, stop by the Children’s Room at the library or visit the Kid’s Summer Reading page on our website. The Saugus Public Schools recommend that students read at least 20 minutes a day this summer. The program is open to young people, preschool through 6th grade. We’ll have their favorite titles, plus free ebooks, audio books, comics, magazines & music you can download using the hoopla and libby digital collections. Did we mention prizes? We’ve once again partnered with local businesses to reward summer reading. Many thanks to those businesses who have generously donated! We’ll have a full prize cart plus free books to give away. In addition, we’ll run drawings for ice cream, donuts, cookies, pizza, roller skating, bowling, mini golf, sports merch, and grand prize drawings for tickets to Canobie Lake Park and the North Shore Music Theater’s production of Beauty and the Beast - and more! In addition, there will be special visits by Wildlife Encounters, Vinny the Bubble Guy, the Saugus Fire & Police Departments, Star Wars characters, Toe Jam Puppet Band, plus bubble, magic, and puppet shows. Check out the Library’s online event calendar for up-to-date information. The library is here to help families create a summer reading routine that is fun for kids and their families. Turn off the media before bedtime, sit with a child, share a book, or read alongside them. Ask them questions, but above all, make it fun! Research shows that children who read during the summer months maintain literacy skills that they’ve worked hard to build during the school year. According to Reading Rockets.org, research with 116 fi rst, second, and third graders in a school in a middle class neighborhood found the decoding skills of nearly 45% of the participants and the fluency of 25% declined between May and September. So, stay smart! Have fun! Stop by the library to register for summer reading, or to fi nd a just-right book for your child. It’s all free, all summer at the Saugus Public Library! ASKS| FROM PAGE 3 A: We had Fourth of July fi reworks. They set them off at Stackpole Field. They were tremendous fi reworks. We didn’t have to go to Lynn to watch them. We could watch them from our house on Willis Street Q: You strike me as a very articulate and intelligent person. You must have been a pretty good student in school. A: Yes. I got a double promotion when I was in the fi rst grade. I was only in the fi rst grade for a couple of months and they put me in the second grade. My parents paid a lot of attention to me. ASKS | SEE PAGE 5
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