Fresh off a jam-packed summer program, Melody Peters sums up the seven-week period filled with theater troupes, music, birds of prey and – of course – reading in just a few words: “Whew! it was a whirlwind!”
But a whirlwind in the best ways possible, said Peters, Youth Services Librarian at Perry Memorial Library.
More than 2,500 people attended 67 – 67! – different programs. In addition, 167 participants in the summer reading program got weekly prizes in exchange for turning in reading logs.
“It was just a fantastic summer reading program,” Peters said on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! “I am thrilled with the turnout, with the new families, with the old families…just a really great program.”
And while August is a time when Peters and the library staff can take a short rest before the fall programming begins, they’re not ones to be idle. “We’re still moving behind the scenes,” she said.
There may be some quality vacation time between now and Labor Day, but the library remains open and Peters said library representatives go to many of the area back-to-school events and open houses before the new school year begins later in the month.
And then there’s putting the finishing touches on planning for the fall programming – this is the time of year that Peters and others on the staff look at the last quarter of the year – December will be here before you know it!
Visit www.perrymemorial.org to find out about all the programs and services available at Perry Memorial Library.
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