As the Summer Learning Program comes to a close, we want to thank the many people and organizations that helped make everything possible this year. We are very grateful for our incredible sponsors, including:

• Passumpsic Bank for donating $2,000 to cover the cost of giving every child who completes the Summer Reading Challenge a free book from Green Mountain Books & Prints. Similarly, thank you to Kim Crady-Smith for giving us a generous 25 percent discount on all orders from her store.
• Union Bank for sponsoring the Pirate Man Dan performance last month.
• Community National Bank for sponsoring the VINS program.
• The Burklyn Arts Council for sponsoring part of the No Strings Marionette Company performance.
• The Vermont Department of Libraries (VTLIB) for a $350 Summer Programming Grant.
• The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) for a free book giveaway and storytelling event.
• The Freighthouse Market & Cafe for providing us with 10 free gift cards to give away to the top readers in our program.
• The Star Theatre for gifting us a family four-pack of tickets to free movies in Saint Johnsbury, which we used as prizes.
• Jay Peak for providing us with free passes to their waterpark, which we used as prizes for participants in the Summer Reading Challenge.
• Little Village Toy & Book Shop for donating several prizes for our reading challenge.
• The Children’s Museum of the NEK for giving us local family passes and a summer reading voucher for half-off a family admission.

We also owe a special shout out to Subway and Manager Shawna Lee Williams for their support of our Summer Reading Program. They generously provided 300 coupons for free 6-inch subs for every child who completed the program.

It truly takes a village to thrive, and we are so lucky to have kind and supportive local businesses and organizations in our community. Thank you for making our Summer Learning Program a big success this year!

Thank you so much to local author Garret Keizer for putting on a wonderful book reading at our library last Thursday! We had a fantastic turnout (nearly 50 people) and everyone enjoyed listening to passages from Keizer’s newest release. We are also grateful for Kim Crady-Smith of Green Mountain Books & Prints for cosponsoring this terrific event with us. We are excited to collaborate again this month on August 25th when local author Tammy Greenwood does a book signing at the library!