MecLib.Sals.Edu August 2020 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 26 Parents' Day Children who read 1,000,000 words a year are in the top two percent of reading achievement. 27 Virtual Show The Pirate of Book Island (Online Registration Required) 28 11:30 am - 12 pm Family Story Time LIVE on Facebook Guest Bruce Potter Theme: DRAGONS! 29 30 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Summer Reader Program Build- A- Dragon (Online Registration Required) Sponsored by Friends of the Library 31 August 1 2 Children learn 4,000 to 12,000 words per year through reading. 3 4 11:30 am - 12 pm Family Story Time LIVE on Facebook Theme: DINOSAURS! 5 6 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Uncover a Dinosaur 7 8 9 Those who who engage their brains through activities such as reading...could be 2.5 times less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those who spend their down time on less stimulating activities. 10 11 11:30 am - 12 pm Family Story Time LIVE on Facebook with Special Guest Commissioner Mark Seber Theme: Under the Sea! 12 13 Laser Light Show & Summer Reading Finale 14 Summer Reading Logs Due! 15 16 Creating a bedtime ritual, like reading before bed, signals to your body that it’s time to wind down and go to sleep, according to the Mayo Clinic. 17 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Garrett Jackson:Transmutation: Methods for Coming Back to Center - Zoom 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 www.weareteachers.com/reading-facts/ www.realsimple.com/health/preventative-health/benefits-of-reading-real-books 31 1 2 3 4 5 Books, DVD's, CD's, Games, Magazines, Wifi Hotspots & more with your Library Card!

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