Texarkana Gazette

Library’s summer reading club to feature host of children’s musicians

- By Karl Richter

Music, magic and plenty of prizes are part of this year’s Tex ark ana Public Library Summer Reading Club, which begins with a registrati­on event Saturday.

Parents are invited to register children for the club and special activities taking place throughout June and July.

Children’s musicians Will Parker, the Spoon Man and Marshal Mitchell will perform in June, as will returning illusionis­t Magic Mr. Nick, children’s librarian Nancy Whittemore said. An astronomy program called “The Universe at Your Fingertips” and artist Linda Larey also will be featured.

Children in the club will keep a book log to record reading time at home. They will return the book log to the library to record

their hours and draw for prizes from Fun Country, Four States Fair and local restaurant­s.

Those who read for the required number of hours by July 14 can attend an invitation-only party July 20. This year’s party features a show by family musical entertaine­r David Chicken “filled with creative movement, motivation­al messages and general hilarity,” according to davidchick­en.com.

The registrati­on kickoff will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 2 in the David Nelson Meeting Room at the library, 600 W. Third St.

For more informatio­n, call Whittemore at 903-794-2149.

 ?? Photo courtesy of davidchick­en.com ?? left A show by family musical entertaine­r David Chicken, shown, will be the reward for children who read for the required number of hours this year in the Texarkana Public Library’s Summer Reading Club. The club begins with a registrati­on event June 2 at the library.
Photo courtesy of davidchick­en.com left A show by family musical entertaine­r David Chicken, shown, will be the reward for children who read for the required number of hours this year in the Texarkana Public Library’s Summer Reading Club. The club begins with a registrati­on event June 2 at the library.

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