Danville Public Library recently announced this year’s summer reading challenge will be held June through July, giving readers of all ages two months to log their books, earn prizes, and reap the benefits of a summer of reading.
“Our summer reading challenge is a good chance for readers to explore new worlds while avoiding summer slide,” said Chrislyn Gardner, Youth 服务 Librarian. “We look forward to the challenge every year. 我们希望它为家庭提供一个一起做有趣的事情的机会，并鼓励为了乐趣而阅读。 参与不需要任何费用。 You do not even need a library card, although we highly recommend you get one.”
This year’s theme is Level Up at Your Library. 虽然提前报名从5月27日开始，但读者可以在挑战期间的任何时间注册，挑战将于6月1日至7月31日进行。 奖品可在挑战期间的任何时间在位于巴顿街511号的Ruby B. Archie图书馆领取。 大奖抽奖将于8月4日星期一举行。
为了完成挑战，7岁至成人的读者必须完成5本书，最好是根据他们的阅读水平，6岁及以下的儿童必须完成20本书。 读者还必须完成四项活动，这些活动旨在鼓励探索社区、公园、丹支持人民币的博彩平台河步道和/或参与图书馆、公园和娱乐项目。
“We did not want to make this challenge too taxing,” said Russell Carter, Library Director. “We know how busy life can be and we did not want to make this another chore. 阅读应该是愉快和有趣的。 As librarians, we believe that if you are not a reader it is because you just have not found the right book…yet. It is my hope that readers of all ages take on this challenge and discover all of the amazing worlds we have right here in this library building.” 完成挑战的读者将获得奖品，并有机会赢得12个大奖中的一个。 每个年龄组别将选出三名读者作为优胜者。
去年，各年龄段的314名读者参与其中，记录了1500多本书。 图书馆的工作人员希望今年能看到更多的游客。
成人服务协调员雷切尔·蒂姆鼓励成年人加入其中。
“The Summer Reading Challenge is not just for young readers,” Timm said. “Anyone can participate. Even if you do not want the prizes, logging your books supports your library and helps us reach our community reading goal.”
To make this a user-friendly experience, library staff are offering participants the ability to log their books manually using a paper log available at the library, online at www.readdanvilleva.beanstack.org, or on their phone by downloading the Beanstack app and searching Ruby B. Archie Public Library.
有兴趣的参加者可随时到图书馆登记； 然而，图书馆工作人员将于6月5日（周四）下午5点至6点30分举办夏季阅读启动派对，并在此期间协助注册。
图书馆工作人员将在整个夏天举办以阅读为主题的节目。 For a list of library programs or for more information about the reading challenge, visit www.readdanvilleva.org, call 434-799-5195, or visit the library. 图书馆的开放时间为周一至周四上午10点至下午7点，周五上午10点至下午5点，周六上午10点至下午2点。
Danville Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge is made possible in part by a donation from the 社区 Impact Fund of the 社区 Foundation of the Dan River Region.