Historical June 1978 notice. Dates, fees, services and contact information describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Des Peres Branch will be participating in the Summer Reading Club. All neighborhood kids are urged to join. The rules are simple.
1. Register at any branch or bookmobile of the St. Louis Public Library after June 1.
2. Read fifteen books completely before September 1.
3. Keep a list of completed books in an official folder.
4. Read books on a suitable reading level.
5. Awards will be granted at the library where you registered for the club; but books may be borrowed or returned at any branch or bookmobile.
A button proclaiming “I’m a Wiz” will be given to each child who completes eight books.
Dragons and fairytale and nursery rhyme characters in the guise of puppets will make frequent visits to branches of the St. Louis Public Library this summer in a series of programs designed for children. The free summer programs, in addition to preschool stories, crafts and other activities throughout the library system, are planned and coordinated by the library’s Children’s Services. Schedules for the free programs are available at all branches and bookmobiles of the St. Louis Public Library.
Three puppet shows, “Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp,” “Hansel and Gretel” and “The Dragon Takes a Wife,” will be presented in seven library branches during the summer months. “Hansel and Gretel” will be staged at Des Peres on Tuesday, July 11, at 2 p.m.
“Making Puppets for Almost Nothing” will be presented for children in various branches and bookmobiles in July and August. This activity will be conducted at Des Peres Branch on Tuesday. August 8, at 10 a.m.
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Original summer-reading illustration. The Paper, June 1978, page 8. Artist not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1978.
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Original source: SD_Times1978_06.pdf, printed page(s) 1, 8; PDF page(s) 1, 8.
