Summer Reading Time!

Not only should you sign your kids up for the Summer Reading Club at your local library, but also check out these other free summer reading programs being offered by retailers around the area!

Barnes & Noble
Print out the reading log from the website. Read 8 books between May 22nd and September 4th and record them on the reading log.  Turn in your log at any local Barnes & Noble location and choose a FREE BOOK from the Reading Journal list at the store!


Pottery Barn Kids Summer Reading Challenge
Read books from their selected Award-Winners book list, track your child's progress on the progress tracking poster, print out and complete the certificate of completion, and visit your local Pottery Barn Kids store to claim your free book! You can also enter to win a backpack full of books!

Donations Needed for BookWorks Literacy Program

Goodwill's BookWorks childhood literacy program's children's book drive starts Feb. 1 and runs through March 15. People in Pasco, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Hernando and Marion counties are asked to donate new or like-new books for children ages 2 to 5.

Volunteers for Goodwill's BookWorks program read to children at Head Start centers. Each child also gets a book to take home.  This book drive will supply the program during the upcoming year. To donate books, attach a note indicating they are "For BookWorks" and drop them off at any Goodwill-Suncoast store or donation site. For store and donation site locations, call 1-888-279-1988, or go to www.goodwill-suncoast.org.

To volunteer as a reader, call Goodwill Community Relations coordinator Jinnie Kerdi at 1-888-279-1988, ext. 1013 or email volunteers@goodwill-suncoast.com.