Tulsa’s District 1 Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper wants to reward summer reading with a children’s barbeque party.
To encourage local children to participate in Tulsa City-County Library’s summer reading program, Hall-Harper will challenge children to increase summer reading program participation by 5 percent or more over last year. If young readers in her district meet the challenge at Rudisill Regional and Suburban Acres Libraries, they will earn an end-of-summer party with hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks. And, for dessert, Councilor Hall-Harper will get a pie to the face all in good fun!
Hall-Harper will personally issue the challenge at Suburban Acres Library, 4606 N. Garrison, Friday, June 2 at 1 p.m. After her announcement, families can enjoy the free program “Time to Get Funky With Sugar Free Allstars.”
The summer reading program is a fun way to keep students reading throughout the summer to help retain and improve their reading skills. The program goes beyond the books by offering hundreds of free programs to expand the imagination. Performers and presenters from Tulsa and across the U.S. participate to help bring books to life. Children, as well as adults, will enjoy performances from Sugar Free Allstars, Mr. Stinky Feet, Jack and Kitty Norton, Monty Harper, Lucky Diaz, Tommy Terrific and many more entertaining and educational performers.
By visiting the library four times and reading eight books, children will earn a medal of achievement and a coupon booklet for free food and entertainment. By reading 12 more books for a total of 20, children will earn a bonus prize: birth to pre-K receive a Jacob’s Ladder toy and children in kindergarten-5th grade receive a plush beaver toy.
Food and entertainment coupons include:
· Admission to Oklahoma Aquarium
· Admission to Tulsa Zoo
· Admission to Tulsa Air and Space Museum
· Admission to Tulsa Drillers game
· Admission to Tulsa State Fair
· Admission to Discovery Lab
· Admission to Tulsa Roughnecks FC game
· Cinnamon sticks from Mazzio’s Italian Eatery
· Round-trip bus ride on Tulsa Transit
· Frozen custard scoop from Freckles Frozen Custard
· Original glazed doughnut from Krispy Kreme
· Decorated cookie from Merritt’s Bakery
· Garlic Knots from Papa John’s
· Cake pop from Central Library Starbucks
Children completing the program are entered in an end-of-summer drawing for these great prizes:
· (8) Bicycle with helmet, provided by the Friends of the Helmerich Library, with special assistance from Phat Tire Bike Shop.
· Hornsby Birthday Party Experience courtesy of the Tulsa Drillers
· Tulsa Roughnecks FC voucher for 2017 Family Stand tickets (10 included) to any regular season home game, provided by the Tulsa Roughnecks FC
· Season tickets for a family of four to the Imagination Series, provided by the Tulsa Performing arts Center Trust
· (6) Fishing with News on 6 meteorologist Dick Faurot, plus fishing gear, with special assistance from Five Oaks Lodge
· Family membership to the Oklahoma Aquarium
· Aviator (Family) membership to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum
· (10) Small one-topping pizza, provided by Papa John’s
· (25 pairs) Tulsa State Fair Mega Ride Pass wristband. The ride wristband includes unlimited rides for all 11 days of the 2017 Tulsa State Fair, Sept. 28-Oct. 8, as well as gate admission. All midway rides are included; excludes extreme rides.
· (100) Zax Kidz Meal, provided by Zaxby’s
· Set of four tickets to OKC Thunder preseason game vs. the Houston Rockets at the BOK Center on Oct. 3
· Nike backpack, provided by Chris Harris Jr. Foundation
· $75 Chick-fil-A gift card, provided by Chris Harris Jr. Foundation.
For a complete list of summer reading program prizes, programs and details visit www.TulsaLibrary.org/summer or call the AskUs Hotline, 918-549-7323.
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