By Annabeth Miiler,
ShowMe Times Editor

They traveled to Africa and China and Australia and all sorts of places in between, and they never left the floor in the Community Room at Keller Public Library.

Near 90 children participated this week in the library's summer reading program. With Rita LeBeau as the tour guide and a crew of young men and women and a team of guest readers as guides, the children traveled around the world with stories, songs and dances.

The summer reading program's theme is "One World, Many Stories" and the program was third in this summer's series.

"We have really had a great crowd each week," said Keller Library Director Pam Trammell. And Trammell said great adventures lie ahead for the youngsters.

This next Wednesday, July 6, is Craft Day for the children. There will be a number of different tables with crafts and projects. The most popular Trammell said will most like be the the Ice Cream Sundae table, where kids will work on a "craft project" and build their own ice cream treat.

On July 13 the crew will "travel" to Italy and hear stories, songs and dances from that nation. And to top it off, the children will celebrate with a pizza party!

The Story Hour programs on July 6 and 13 will be from 11 a.m. until 12 noon.

On the final week of the annual summer program, the youngster will get to meet first hand animals from six continents, Trammell said. A special animal program will highlight the final week. This special program will begin at 10 a.m.

The summer reading program for kids is an annual program for the Keller Public Library in Dexter. The Friends of the Library organization underwrites the cost, and all activities are free to all children.

: Photo Above: The Rev. Dr. Larry Colvin reads a story from Africa to the children at Keller Library's Story Hour. (SMT photo by Annabeth Miller)

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