Community Literacy Programs
Holyoke Public Library
Summer reading progam and calendar of summer events
Bookworm Wednesdays
Present completed Book Report Form and children receive free admission to a select children's film every Wednesday at 10:00 am July 6th for six weeks.
Barnes and Noble Reading Program
Kids read any 8 books, print and complete the
Summer Reading Journal, and receive a FREE book.
Red Sox Reading Game
Kids who complet their pledge to read nine books, one for each position on the baseball field, are entered into a drawing for prizes. Student winners and their teachers are awarded pairs of tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Five grand prize winners receive tickets, bookstore gift cards and baseballs autographed by Jason Varitek . The grand prize winners also participate in an on-the-field recognition ceremony.
Improve Your Vocabulary: www.freerice.com
Students can increase their vocabulary while helping to donate rice to hungry people around the world via www.freerice.com . For each answer you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the United Nations World Food Program.
Summer Job Opportunities
Careerpoint 850 High Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
Tel: (413) 532-4900