Wake Up Tri-Counties Sara Billiet Talks Summer Reading Program, Getting a Library Card, Magician Zach Purcell, and Author Becca Kinzer

About this episode

Sara Billiet discusses the Kewanee Public Library's summer reading program and upcoming events.

Sara Billiet joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about the Summer reading program, getting a library card, magician Zach Purcell, and author Becca Kinzer. Summer is officially underway at the Kewanee Public Library, where the annual summer reading program has just kicked off and welcomes participants of all ages. Youth Services Manager Sarah Billiott highlights the annual program, which runs through July 18th and welcomes new participants anytime before it ends. Both children and adults can track their reading in the Beanstack app or with traditional paper logs and earn prizes just for reading. Signing up for the summer reading program is simple—just bring a photo ID and proof of address to the service desk. The library card is free, and district boundaries stretch into Stark County and beyond Kewanee. Special events this summer include magician Zach Purcell on June 8th at 10:30 AM and author Becca Kinzer, appearing June 11th from 2 to 4 PM. All events and participation are free. Find details at kewaneelibrary.org, on "Facebook," or visit the library in person.

People in this episode

Guest: Sara Billiet

Topics covered

• summer reading program
• library card
• magician
• author event
• community engagement

Keywords

• summer reading program
• Kewanee Public Library
• library card
• Zach Purcell
• Becca Kinzer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kewanee Public Library

Places: Kewanee, Stark County

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