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Ben Barroso, 8, sits on a bench Wednesday morning inside Sharon Forks Library reading
several books.
Contact
• “Buggy Tales” and
“Metamorphosis at Your
Library” are in session
through July. Dates, start and
end times differ depending on
the program and library
branch. To learn more, or to
access virtual audio books,
go online at www.forsyth.pub
lic.lib.ga.us.
• The main branch of the
Forsyth County Public Library
is at 585 Dahlonega Highway,
(770)819-9840
• The Sharon Forks branch is
at 2820 Old Atlanta Road,
(770) 781-9840.
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reading is positively related to
fall reading achievement.
Mary Ann Borek, a new
Cumming resident and mother
of three preschool-age children,
said reading activities also are
important socially.
She was one of a few hun¬
dred people to attend “Buggy
Tales AM,” Wednesday. The
weekly, 25-minute program for
preschoolers includes reading,
song, dance, puppet shows and a
library staff member dressed in a
full-body bug suit.
“I’m here because they need
to read and hear stories and meet
other children," she said. ‘That's
the biggest thing with this age,
finding other playmates and
other children."
Kari Souder, another local
mother, had similar thoughts.
“I just think it promotes
learning ... instead of just play¬
ing video games or watching
TV, they could actually get
something out of it,” said
Souder, whose daughter, Kailey,
will attend Shiloh Point
Elementary this fall.
In addition to “Buggy Tales
AM,” there are weekly “Buggy
Tales PM" sessions, which are
35 minutes, with longer stories
and bigger words.
Both the main and Sharon
Forks library branches offer
many free summer reading pro¬
grams. ranging in audience from
preschoolers to teens.
Cowie said on any given
week in June, the library will
have 10 or 11 different programs
available.
For students in kindergarten
through fifth grades, the library
has programs showcasing pro¬
fessional storytellers, puppeteers
and musicians.
To lure an older crowd, the
library has “Teen Nights,” with
featured comic book artist Kyle
Puttkammer and mime Sandra
Hughes. There will also be
Whose Book is it, Anyway
quizzes.
In addition, said Jon
McDaniel, the library director,
there are plenty of books in non
traditional formats.
Downloadable audio books
for children and teens include
the OverDrive collection.
BookFlix, a new collection of
electronic picture books, soon
will be available.
That way,” Cowie said, “if
mom and dad are too busy to
take them that day, they can go
online and get books through the
virtual library.
E-mail Lara Moore at
laramoore@forsythnews.com.
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Left, Hannah Secodelucena, 4, listens intently as her grandmother,
Kathie Dunbar, reads "Shirley's Wonderful Baby" by Valiska Gregory.
Above, Maddie Spenner, 2, listens to a story.
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