The Soddy Daisy Community Library and the KELCURT Foundation will release the SDCL 2022 Summer Reading Recommendations lists and, along with cosponsor the Tennessee Valley Authority, will announce the WILD Summer of Reading Program on Sunday, May 1. This program is open to all ages in different categories: pre-k - second, third - fifth, sixth - eighth, ninth - 12th and adult. This program is open to anyone residing in or near Hamilton County.
Participants must read a set number of books of their choice, on or above grade/reading level, and complete a Summer Reading Journal.
Requirements are different for each category. Upon completion, the journals can be turned in to the SDCL between July 18 and Aug. 5. For completing the journal, participants will earn a free WILD Summer of Reading T-shirt. T-shirts will be available for pick up at the library Aug. 19-26. After shirts have been picked up, three dates will be scheduled to tie-dye the shirts.
Journals will be available beginning May 27 on the SDCL Facebook Page and at KELCURTFoundation.org in jpg format, as well as a Google Doc.
This is the third year that the SDCL has offered recommendations and a summer reading program. A new element to the 2022 program is the WILD Summer of Authors. 11 authors, ranging from children picture book authors to adult mystery/thriller authors, will be speaking at the SDCL in June and July. The complete roster of authors will be announced on Sunday, May 1, in conjunction with the recommendations and program details. The WILD Summer of Authors is funded in part by a grant from Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The program will culminate on Saturday, Aug. 20, with the WILD Night of Literacy and Movie in the Park. This event is free and open to everyone. You do not have to participate in the WILD Summer of Reading Program to attend this event. Further details are to be announced.
For additional information regarding the WILD Summer of Reading Program, the WILD Night of Literacy, the Soddy-Daisy Community Library or the KELCURT Foundation, contact Kelly Flemings, at 423-800-2367 or founders@KELCURTFoundation.org.