Youngsters in Dexter will travel the world this summer - to Jamaica, Australia, Europe, South America and North America. Passports for the journey will be help keep their travel memories for safekeeping and along the way they will meet new animals, customs, music and more!

All of this travel will be done with “tour director” Rita LeBeau and her talented team of volunteers at Dexter’s Keller Public Library and the Summer Reading Program. The six-week program’s theme is “One World, Many Stories.”

The adventures will begin on Wednesday, June 15 and will continue for six weeks at the library. Programs are held each Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Keller Public Library on Grant Street. All children are invited to participate in the programs and all are free.

“You don’t have to have a library card to attend – it is free of charges to all ages,” said Library Director Pam Trammell.

The community room is decked out with bright posters and memorabilia from the travels the youngsters will take this summer. LeBeau has planned a six-week program that is sure to excite, entertain and energize!

The annual program is planned and led by a crew of creative volunteers each summer, but an extremely important group at the facility financially supports the program.

“The Friends of the Library completely underwrite the cost of the Summer Reading Program,” said Trammell. She said the cost for all the decorations; the Friends group picks up incentives, prizes and refreshments.

And there are lots of new books for the children to discover, too, Trammell announced

. “Our board (Library Board of Directors) makes buying books a priority,” she said. A displey of brand-new books - all with stories from around the world - are on display in the community room.

The six-week program will include fun and activities for the youngsters, as well as a corps of volunteers from the community who will be guest readers and bring stories to life. One week is a craft day, with several crafts projects as well as the poplar ice cream treats.

Trammell said every week holds excitement for children, with the final program being live animals from around the world for them to see and “meet.”

Throughout the summer the youngsters will discover the many stories in the world, learn more about this one world as well as learning that reading is fun!

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WHAT: Summer Reading Program
THEME: One World, Many Stories
WHERE:/ Dexter’s Keller Public Library
WHEN: Wednesdays , 11a.m. until 12 noon
COST: Free to all children
WEBSITE: http://www.kellerpl.org/