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A FEW WORDS OFFLINE page 3 SOMETHING NEW AT THE LIBRARY
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MOON OVER MANIFEST SHINES HERE page 5 ARE YOU PASSIONATE
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Online, you can check out free magazines like Consumer Reports, do homework using World Book, and download free music. Our Digital Branch is open 24/7 at www.tscpl.org. It’s so easy to get your stuff. The library comes to you on your computer, smart phone and bookmobile. continued on page 14 see PERFECT FIT
Tips for School Success @ the Library The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s emphasis on reading and education doesn’t stop with the summer reading program. It is a yearround project that parents can use to help their children be successful: 1. SIGN UP FOR THE FALL READING PROGRAM “Reading is the key to education, which is one reason why it is so
important to instill it as a habit in your children,” said LeAnn Petrie, Youth Services supervisor. “After second grade, kids are no longer learning to read; they are reading to learn, so reading affects everything else.”
To help, the library has a fall reading program similar to the summer program. It offers prizes as incentives
for children to read. Petrie suggests that struggling readers use the library’s audiobooks or CliffsNotes paired with a book to help push them through. Sign up for fall reading at www.tscpl.org/fallreading. 2. SCHEDULE STUDY TIME “You can expect that your child will have homework of some kind,” Petrie continued on page 15 see BACK TO SCHOOL