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Innovative Library Summer Reading Programs Stimulate Learning

Summer in western Massachusetts presents great opportunities for children’s to enjoy innovative educational experiences. Nothing illustrates this more than the numerous summer reading programs happening in our libraries. These programs encourage families to read together and for children to have augmented learning opportunities… many of them supporting STEM!

Read on to see what summer reading programs provide in your community!

Category: Reading Lists, Suggested Activity Tags: Fizz Boom Read, Library Reading Program, Reading Program, STEM, Summer Reading

Amherst Libraries and Museums Collaborate to Support Literacy Through Archaeology

Literacy Meets Archaeology in Amherst This Summer! Do your kids totally dig archaeology? Here’s your chance to tie their interest in dinosaurs, fossils and artifacts into reading this summer… The Jones Library in Amherst along with its branches will be collaborating with two local museums in a free family event, Dig It! A Festival of Art, Books, and Fossils. Dig It! will be held at both the Beneski Museum of Natural History and… Read More