Historical October 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council Headquarters was the location of the St. Louis Public Library Kiosk summer reading awards program on Saturday, September 16th. About 35 children attended. Punch and sweets were served and there were door prizes for children as they received their certificates.
The Central West End Journal snapped a picture of Janet Holler’s group who were making puppets.
After the “conferral” of certificates tiny, Alexander Schiller said that his mother reads to him in Swedish. Rose Flynn mesmerized both children and adults, including her husband Jim, whose hearty laugh was often heard, with the story McBroom Tells a Lie. Three groups received certificates.
The first group is the pre-school category and includes Alicia Webb, Bonnie Obel, Rohan Newton, Theresa Hannegan, Alexander Schiller and Yetunde Adegboye.
They had at least 15 books read to them.
The next group read at least 15 books during the summer: Lesle Vincent, Melanie White, Luther Long, Maurice Long, Willie Long, Erica Webb, Anne Meyer, Catherine Williams, Rico Hunt, Daniel Flynn, Margaret Flynn, Talmage (Newt) Newton, Willa Obel, Alicia Sindell, Jessica Sindell and Louisa Hitchcock.
The third group read 75 books or more: Cecelia Hannegan, Teresa Hannegan, Bethany Havens, Rebecca Havens, Mary Ann Ramos, Genevieve Gamble, Corena Gamble, Mohammed Adegboye, Mary Wiltenberg, Katherine Wiltenburg and Adenike Adegboye.
All three groups were invited to a party at the St. Louis Central Library.
The Kiosk would like to thank the following people for their generosity: Lois Schoemehl, Leandrea Lucas, Dorothy Hood, Elizabeth Renard and Rose Neilson. 80 students from the neighborhood signed up but many did not finish.
We hope to see everyone next summer.
Original photograph caption
1989 Kiosk summer reading winners. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October1989, page2.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1989.
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Archival transcription note: Printed Theresa/Teresa Hannegan and Mary Wiltenberg/Katherine Wiltenburg name variants retained; not silently standardized.
Original source: SD_Times1989_10.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
