Adventure Begins At Your Library!
The Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield is excited to launch its 2024 Children's Summer Reading Program with the theme "Adventure Begins at Your Library." The Children's Department will have weekly events in June, July, and August. In June, they will also have the StarLab, a mobile planetarium, for families to sign up to visit. Children's activities and programs are geared toward children ages 0 - 12 (middle school-aged). See the information below for more details.
Reading Logs
Reading bags (containing reading logs and other materials) will be available in the Children's Department beginning June 3rd, 2024, on a first-come, first-served basis, as supplies are limited.
While reading bags are limited, reading logs will be available throughout the summer.
Readers will use the reading logs at home to track their progress toward their reading goal.
Participants can earn incentives and prizes for reading (for every hour of reading time, children earn a visit to the library treasure chest to pick a small prize; completion of the entire log earns a ticket into the grand prize drawing).
The deadline to turn in all reading logs is 5 PM on August 2nd.
Grand prize winners will be announced on August 14th, 2024.
Prizes for grand prize winners are as follows:
First Place: Kindle Fire Tablet (13th GEN; 32GB) with protective cover case.
Second Place: Lego Classic 790 piece set, Lego City Mars Research Shuttle Set, and Lego Creator 3-in-1 set.
Third Place: Go Sports brand Classic Ladder Toss game and Toss Catch Game Set