On Tuesday, August 7, participants of the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, Dream Big-Read were rewarded with a pizza party for successfully completing ten hours of reading. An annual program is scheduled each year to encourage the community’s young readers to continue their reading during summer vacation. As an added incentive, students in second through eighth grade who completed the program were able to add their names to a drawing for one of two Kindles that were donated. All who finished could also enter a drawing for a gift card to the Maine Coast Book Shop.  This year’s program, Dream Big-Read, included presentations on the Space Shuttle Program, Endangered Species, and Falconry.

There was also story time, music, and art programs from teachers Tracy Jackson, Donna Footer, Victoria Hamilton, and Judi Main, and a magic show by Amazing Lou was well received. These special programs and incentives were able to be offered during this summer’s reading program because of the tremendous generosity that the Children’s Room received from Friend’s of the Library as well as the following local businesses and individuals: Ames Supply, Red’s Eats, Grover’s Auto & Tire, E. Davies Allan, Cheryl Howe, Woodbrook Animal Clinic, Lear’s Ice Cream, Carl M.P. Larrabee Agency, Inc., Bank of Maine, and Rock Paper Scissors. Many thanks for your support in encouraging reading during the summer months.