Omaha Public Library's summer reading program begins

NEWSWATCH SEVEN SKY CAMERA. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS. WELL, BOOK LOVERS OF ALL AGES WILL LOVE OUR GUESTS TODAY. WELCOME. WE WELCOME THE OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAM MANAGER, NANCY NOVOTNY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS THE BEST PART OF SUMMER. YES IT IS. YES. YEAH. WE STARTED JUNE 1ST AND IT RUNS THROUGH JULY 31ST. OKAY. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE SIGNING UP. KIDS, ADULTS, ALL AGES BABIES FOR THE READING PART, PART WHERE WE WANT EVERYBODY TO READ AT LEAST FOR TEN HOURS OR DO TEN OTHER READING ADJACENT KIND OF ACTIVITIES. AND YOU GET TO WIN PRIZES FOR DOING THAT. YEAH. AND SO HOW DO YOU HOW DOES SOMEONE PARTICIPATE OR GET INTO THE READING PROGRAM? YOU CAN EITHER SIGN UP ONLINE. OUR WEBSITE IS OMAHA. LIBRARY.ORG. OR YOU CAN GO TO ANY OF THE BRANCHES AND WE’VE GOT QR CODES AROUND SO YOU CAN SCAN IT WITH YOUR OWN PHONE OR YOU CAN TALK TO ANY OF OUR STAFF TO SIGN UP. AND IT COULD BE ANY BOOK, RIGHT? OH YEAH, IT CAN BE A BOOK. IT CAN BE A MAGAZINE. OKAY. UM, SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK AUDIOBOOKS ARE CHEATING AND THEY’RE NOT. THAT’S STILL READING. IT’S STILL LISTENING. YEAH. UM, BOARD BOOKS AND THEN PARENTS, IF YOU’RE READING TO YOUR CHILDREN, THAT COUNTS FOR YOUR KIDS AND YOUR READING AS WELL. DOUBLE UP TWO BIRDS, ONE STONE. THAT’S NICE. RIGHT? SO SO IF YOU’RE CONFUSED OR YOU’RE NOT REALLY QUITE SURE ABOUT WHICH BOOK YOU SHOULD READ NEXT, IS THERE A WAY THAT THAT YOU CAN KIND OF FIGURE OUT MAYBE WHICH BOOK MIGHT PIQUE YOUR INTEREST? YEAH, WE’VE GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU CAN, FIRST OF ALL, TALK TO ANY STAFF. UM, ALSO SOME OF OUR CHILDREN’S AREAS, WE HAVE A FLIPPER OR YOU CAN TALK TO THERE’S QR CODES IF YOUR CHILD LIKE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID HERE ARE SOME OTHER BOOKS THAT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO READ. OR IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO READ AT A CERTAIN GRADE LEVEL, WE’VE GOT LISTS OF THOSE BOOKS. AND THEN ON OUR WEBSITE OMAHA LIBRARY.ORG. IF YOU SCROLL DOWN, WE’VE GOT ALL KINDS OF BOOK LISTS. UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LIKE A HISTORICAL ROMANCE, YOU CAN GO ON THERE AND REALLY, WHAT’S THE POINT? AND I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND OBVIOUS, BUT WHAT IS THE MAJOR KIND OF PULL ABOUT THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, KIDS GET TO CHOOSE TWO FREE BOOKS JUST FOR SIGNING UP SO YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. AND WE WANT KIDS AND EVERYBODY READING OVER THE SUMMER. FIRST. IT’S FUN. AND THEN ALSO STUDIES SHOW THAT KIDS COME BACK AFTER THE SUMMER WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDGE. IF THEY’VE BEEN READING OVER THOSE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN READING. YEAH. AND DO YOU HAVE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY IN THE LIBRARY AND READ, OR DO ENCOURAGE TO TAKE, HAVE TO TAKE THE BOOKS HOME? YOU CAN READ WHEREVER YOU WANT. IN FACT, SOME OF OUR FUN, FUN ACTIVITIES THAT YOU COULD DO IS TO READ OUTSIDE OR READ TO A PET, OR WRITE YOUR OWN STORY, AND THEN WE’LL GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT. AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PRIZES? WELL, FIRST YOU GET THE TWO BOOKS. YEAH. AND THEN AN AFTERWARD THERE’S A RAFFLE. SO WE’RE RAFFLING OFF SOME GIFT GIFT CARDS OR SOME FUN OMAHA ACTIVITIES LIKE TOPGOLF AND THE MAKERY. UM, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE STORM CHASER GAMES AT THE END. AND, UM, LET ME THINK WHAT ELSE? OH YEAH, WE’VE GOT SQUISHMALLOWS, WHICH WE’VE HAD FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND THOSE ARE REALLY TAKEN OFF. YEAH. SO YOU’LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN THOSE AS WELL. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NANCY. YOU’RE WELCOME. WELL, FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN OF COURSE VISIT THE LIBRARY OR VISIT OMAHA. PUBLIC LIBRARY.ORG FORWA