SUMMER
READING - A personal
experience
Regarding
the Jacksonville library’s summer reading program, I can affirm its benefits. I vividly can recall my own
exposure to summer reading. My parents encouraged us to read and participate
each summer break. It was free, interesting and something to do. And it was a
safe place to hang out. We could read all sorts of books, age appropriate or
not. All that was required was to complete a short book review after reading
our book. I was
somewhat competitive and not coordinated enough for summer sports. But I could read the
required number of books to “win” my certificate of completion. I truly believe that our
library program stimulated my lifelong love of reading. Reading is an activity
that does not discriminate, teaches us to explore and stimulates the
imagination. Fortunately,
when I was a child in the suburbs of Cleveland, transportation was available to
the library. Now it is much easier to find books online.
I
would encourage every parent or child care provider to give children the gift
of a library card and the potential to discover new horizons. Fern Malowitz
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Public Library - Popular, UnderfundedThe Argyle library branch was closed Sunday and Monday, and opened only after 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
I arrived at 1:30 p.m., and every spot in the parking lot
was taken. Once inside,
I saw an eclectic mix of our citizens. There were young children, older
children, teenagers, adults, both male and female. There were blacks, whites
and Asians. It was a real demonstration of the importance of our library.
And then I reflected on the shortsighted actions of our City
Council in repeatedly reducing the library’s budget. The council has approved
the use of $40 million of our taxpayer dollars to construct a sports scoreboard
that only a small percentage of our people will ever see. How sad! … Tom Brady
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