Hawaii State Public Library System Will Offer Three Summer Reading Program

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Studies show that children and teens who read books for pleasure during the summer months will keep their brains active, relaxed and ready for the next school year. Adults who read books over the summer can improve and recharge their brain power, as well.

With this in mind, Hawaii's public libraries invite students and adults to participate in one of the 2010 Hawaii State Public Library System Summer Reading Programs! Libraries statewide will offer Children's, Teen, and Adult reading programs from June 1 to July 2. Contact your local library for starting dates and guidelines.

The Children's, Teen, and Adult programs are funded by a generous grant from the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, Marriott Resorts Hawaii, Ko Olina Resort and Marina, HMSHost, Meadow Gold Dairies, Hansen Foodservice, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, and Hawaiian Telcom. Corporate and community sponsors include McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii, Hawaii Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay of Hawaii, Diamond Bakery, First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Bess Press, The Islander Group, Mutual Publishing, and local Friends' chapters.

There will be special performances featuring artists from the Statewide Cultural Extension Program, and sponsored by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Outreach College, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Highlights of the 2010 statewide reading campaigns include:

. Children (infants to children entering grade 6 this fall): "Make a Splash @ your library!" theme will feature books and stories designed to encourage young readers to learn about the ocean, aquatic animals, fish, how to protect the coastline, as well as related subjects such as beach activities and water sports. Visit the library once a week, read at least one book per week, and receive a free reading incentive, while supplies last. Corporate sponsors for reading incentives include: McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii, First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Diamond Bakery, The Islander Group, and Mutual Publishing. In addition, five lucky drawing winners (one each from East Oahu, West Oahu, Hawaii Island, Maui County and Kauai) will win a $50 bookstore gift card, courtesy of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. The five-week program will also feature excellent, family-friendly storytelling performances by Robert Faust ("The Mask Messenger"), a nationally-acclaimed mask artist; and local, highly-acclaimed artists such as Nyla Fujii-Babb, James McCarthy, Peter and Melinda Wing, Sandra MacLees, and other special performers.

. Teen (students entering grade 7 through 2010 high school graduates): "Team Read @ your library!" is a dual theme which will highlight books about sports, athletes, fitness, and the suspense-romance themes featuring the popular "Twilight Saga" vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer and the debut of the movie adaptation of Meyer's "Eclipse" (third book in the Twilight saga) which opens in theaters this June. Visit your local library weekly, read at least one book per week, and receive complimentary reading incentives from the sponsors, while supplies last. Teens can enter in-branch prize drawings for a chance to win Apple iPod Shuffles, courtesy of the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, and regional electronic prizes and personal pan pizza certificates, provided by Hawaii Pizza Hut. This program is sponsored by Hawaii Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay of Hawaii, and Bess Press. In addition to the reading program, selected libraries will host performances by nationally-acclaimed mask artist Robert Faust ("The Mask Messenger"); Kealoha, a highly-acclaimed slam poet; cartoonist Dave Thorne, and Yukie Shiroma, an Okinawan classical dancer and choreographer.

. Adult (patrons 18 and older): "Exercise Your Mind @ your library" theme features books about sports, fitness, martial arts, biographies of athletes, yoga, meditation, relaxation and stress management techniques, and mind exercises such as puzzles, sudoku, model-building, studying foreign languages and learning musical instruments. The Friends of the Library of Hawaii, McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii, The Islander Group and Bess Press are sponsoring this program and will provide free reading incentives to adult participants who read at least one book per week. Contact your local library for program details.

For further information about the three programs, please visit www.librarieshawaii.org or call your local library

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