Summer Reading Program: Kids (Kindergarten through grades 5)

SRP kids

Summer Reading for youth has ended! Thank you to the following:

Our performers:

  • Ability Center of Greater Toledo
  • Brittany, Meredith, and the Family Road Trip Trivia podcasters
  • Cleveland Aquarium
  • David Cain, World-Champion Juggler
  • ECO Discovery! and Maureen Schell
  • Fulton County Farm Bureau
  • Gerken Construction 
  • Maumee Valley Guidance Center for Dino School
  • Metroparks Toledo at Oak Openings
  • Swanton High School band program
  • YWCA and the Book Buddies program

Our sponsors:

  • Friends of the Swanton Public Library (FOSPL), who supported all ages this year and helped provide food.
  • Backpack Buddies; between them and FOSPL we were able to serve 8 lunches and provide 27 families with bags of food to take home.
  • Bennett Mgmt (Burger King), Maumee
  • Paula Ellinger
  • Honey Bear, Swanton
  • Ohio Alpha Lambda
  • Ohio Renaissance Festival
  • Ohio State Fair
  • Ohio State Parks
  • O.U.R.C.C.L.
  • PizzAroma, Swanton
  • Toledo Zoo

Our Summer Reading volunteers:

  • Starr Bloom, who helped with organizing
  • A.J. Gossett, Lochlan Jacobs, and Bekah Treece, who helped prepare signup bags
  • Kelissa James, who helped fold many cranes and helped with both anime and cosplay clubs
  • Gavin McFarland, Audrey McFarland, and Gabbie Orner, who helped set up and decorate for many programs
  • Paige Shiple, who helped with storytime

              

And of course, thank you to everyone who participated in Summer Reading and came to the events all summer!