The Preston Library staff would like to thank and congratulate all of the readers who participated in the “Go For the Win” summer reading program. A total of 138 children signed up for the program. The Cuddle Me group were read to for 480 days, the Pre-Readers group had 2625 books read to them (an increase of over 700 from last year), the Readers group read a total of 37,980 minutes (an increase of over 3,000 minutes from last year), and the Teen group read a collective 7,281 pages.
In the Cuddle Me group, the following children were read to 60 days or more throughout the summer: Koda Scott (80 days), Levi Johnson (80), and Asher Bunke (60). In the Pre-Readers group, the following children had over 100 books read to them: Chayton Scott (1,380 books), Ava Severson (225), Sawyer Johnson (180), James and John Janssen (150), Jacob Kappers (105), and Arianna Wingert (105). The top readers in the elementary through middle school Readers group were Aeden and Logan Flaby with 1,620 minutes each, Savannah Huffman, Eric Weist, and Annakate Wingert with 1,440 minutes each, Hannah Vaalemoen with 1,260 minutes, and Nicholas Weist with 1,080 minutes. The top readers for the Teen group were Katelin Prinsen (2,417 pages read), Madalyn Kinneberg (1,340), and Natalie Ford (946).
Drawings were held weekly for treats and prizes, donated by the following businesses: Casey’s Gas Station, Weber & Judd, Motor Mart, The Sweet Stop Sandwich Shoppe, Trail Head Inn, Blossom Hill Orchard & Farm, Preston Foods and The Lions Club of Preston.
Summer reading participants are asked to pick up their prizes, including those whose names were drawn for the final grand prizes, by September 24.