{"id":18071,"date":"2022-06-01T01:44:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T01:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=18071"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T20:45:59","slug":"valley-wide-adult-summer-reading-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/valley-wide-adult-summer-reading-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley-Wide Adult Summer Reading Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hailey Public Library, The Community Library and Bellevue Public Library are collaborating to host the 2022 Valley-Wide Adult Summer Reading program. The theme is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Place We Live: Reading and Knowing Home<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program aims to encourage newcomers and longtime locals alike to explore the Valley\u2019s literary, cultural and natural history. For example, participants can read a book by an Idaho or Wood River Valley author, watch a local parade, or visit a nearby nature preserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSummer reading isn\u2019t just for kids. We hope adults will enjoy the opportunity to learn something new, too,\u201d said Kristin Marlar-Gearhart, Bellevue Public Library director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adult Summer Reading will run through Labor Day weekend. In-person and online registration is ongoing at each library and the program will end Tuesday, Sept. 6. After registering, participants will receive a passport which is available in either English or Spanish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For each book read or activity completed, they will get a page in their passport stamped at their home library and receive one ticket per page to enter drawings for great prizes. In addition, two participants will be selected from each library to enjoy a casual dinner at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House this September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want the Wood River Valley to be known as a place where everyone reads and learns together about our community and local environment,\u201d said Kristin Fletcher, HPL\u2019s programs and engagement manager. \u201cIt just made sense for all three libraries to work together to promote reading.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martha Williams, The Community Library\u2019s programs and education director, said the new program can help people who are new to the Valley learn about the history here. She added that the program would also help people who have lived here a long time learn something new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact your librarians at the Hailey Public Library, The Community Library or Bellevue Public Library.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hailey Public Library, The Community Library and Bellevue Public Library are collaborating to host the 2022 Valley-Wide Adult Summer Reading program. The theme is The Place We Live: Reading and Knowing Home.\u00a0 The program aims to encourage newcomers and longtime locals alike to explore the Valley\u2019s literary, cultural and natural history. 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