discover
Published by the Hill Country Sun.
Dripping Texas For Springs, advertising, call 512-484-9716
or email julie@hillcountrysun.com
May 2013
LOCAL INFORMATION & ADVERTISING
Library programs provide plenty of summer fun
D
By Laurel Robertson
espite a 90 percent cut to its summer reading program budget from the Texas Library Commission, the Dripping Springs Community Library’s popular summer reading programs will go on, assures children’s librarian Marie Kimbrough. “This is the first summer we’ve dealt with such minimal state support,” she explains. “But this year we’ve joined CSLP (Collaborative Summer Library Program), which makes high-quality summer reading program materials available to member libraries at low costs.” Through the consortium, Dripping Springs Community Library can purchase at a group discount the posters, reading logs, bookmarks, certificates and variety of reading incentives that make summer reading programs fun for kids.
Even teens and adults can get in on rewards-for-reading this summer, says assistant librarian SuzAnne Beard, who is in charge of programs for the older groups. During June and July, kids ages 12 and younger can earn points for reading or listening to books that can be traded for prizes at the Reward Store in the Children’s Section of the Library. Completion of a Reading Log (50 points) will earn the reader/listener a special Reading Certificate. Teens and adults can earn tickets for weekly drawings of mystery gifts by reading books (one ticket for each book read) and get a bonus ticket if they write a Take Five Words review of the book (without using the “forbidden five” words: “awesome,” “excellent” and “horrible.”) Separate drawings for both groups will be See SUMMER FUN AT LIBRARY, Page 2
“Mug Shots” for the Camera! Dripping Springs Library’s Sherlock Holmes Detective Class, 2012. Photo courtesy DSCL.
A Simple Path to Staying Healthy Avoid: Margarine, sugar, artificial sweeteners, hydrogenated oil, wheat, white flour, white/red potatoes, fruit juices & ALL sodas and…
Take a Probiotic Every Day!
See our pharmacists for recommendation of the right Probiotic (friendly or healthy bacteria) THANK YOU for supporting one of Dripping Spring’s locally owned businesses!
PROUDLY INDEPENDENT! 100 Commons Rd #1 • 512-858-7935 • 512-894-0285 • drippingspringspharmacy.com