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Working parents are thankful for the variety of summer day camps, child care and summer school programs that provide meaningful and fun activities for their children. One downside: Those kids miss daytime library visits with their parents and friends.

They don’t, however, miss out on the programs and prizes that are part of the Springfield-Greene County Libraries’ Summer Reading Program. Library staff with Summer Reading To Go will deliver library programs and services to over 7,000 children, teens and adults across Greene County this summer.

The program is possible through funds from the Library Services and Technology Act appropriated by Congress and administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Missouri Secretary of State.

The library district began this outreach program in 2004 at four locations with 240 children. Grant support began in 2006, and it has grown each year. The 2013 To Go program reached 6,913 participants at 113 locations.

This year the weekly programs for children, teens and adults run through Aug. 1. Monthly preschool day care programs run through July 31.

This summer’s programs explore the wonder of birds, eggs, animals, trees and robots. Kids will discover how the shape and structure of a bird’s beak affects how it eats.

Another program from the book “Candy Experiments” by Loralee Leavitt lets kids become scientific detectives testing candy for secret ingredients.

Submitted by Allison Eckhardt, Outreach Services manager, Springfield-Greene County Libraries.

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