Mayor's 2008 Summer Reading Program
   [Returning in 2009!]

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When?
Start: Saturday, May 31, 2008
End Saturday, August 9, 2008
End Party: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 10am-12noon at the Central Library

Who? All children may enroll, including those who read by themselves & those who participate by listening.

How? Register & report to only one Dallas Public Library location. Record time spent reading or listening on the reading log provided at sign-up. Return reading log to the library where you registered so that hours may be recorded & prizes awarded.

What Readers may choose any reading material, such as books, magazines, audio books, etc. It is the time spent reading or listening that is important, not the number of titles read.

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Branch Locations

Location Librarian Storytimes/ Day Time Summer Reading Programs Day Time
Central Library, 2nd floor Latonya Pegues Weds & Fri 10:30 a.m. Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sundays 2 p.m.
Arcadia Park May Shen Weds 10 a.m. Mondays & Thurs 3 p.m.
Audelia Road Carol Dengle Tues & Weds 10:30 a.m. Tues 2 p.m.
Casa View Sara King Tues 10:30 a.m. Weds 2 p.m.
Dallas West Suzie Riddle Weds. 10:30 a.m. Tues 4:30 p.m.
Forest Green Dana Brumbelow Weds 10:30 a.m. Thurs 2 p.m.
Fretz Park Kim Maughan Tues & Fri 11 a.m.    
Grauwyler Park Alei Burns Tues & Sat 10:30 a.m. Mondays & Weds 2 p.m.
Hampton Illinois Pam Rogers Mondays Weds 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Sat 2 p.m.
Highland Hills Kristy Smrcka     Varying dates & times, check branch for details  
Kleburg Rylie Renee Horn Thurs 10:30 a.m. Thurs 2 p.m.
Lakewood Chris Wallace Weds 10:30 a.m. Thurs 2 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr Mary Jones Tues 10:30 a.m. Mondays 11 a.m.
Mountain Creek Annette Brown Weds 11 a.m. Tues 4 p.m.
North Oak Cliff Tom Greer Fri Fri *Bilingual* 1015 a.m. 4 p.m. starts 6/6 Mondays** 2 p.m.
Oaklawn Ray Sablack Sat 2 p.m. Weds 2 p.m.
P.L. Dunbar Lancaster Keist Amy Priour Fri 11 a.m. Weds 2 p.m.
Park Forest Paige Poe Weds & Thurs 10:30 a.m. Weds 2 p.m.
Pleasant Grove Aaron Bluitt Weds 10 a.m. Fri 10 a.m.
Polk Wisdom Bill Allen Fri 10 a.m. Varying dates & times, check branch for details  
Preston Royal Aimee Van Heyst Tues & Fri 10:30 a.m. Tues 2 p.m.
Renner Frankford Barbara Rhodes Weds 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.    
Skillman Southwestern Marci Mauriello Tues Fri 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Tues** 1 p.m.
Skyline Matt Morrison Weds 10:30 a.m. Thurs 2 p.m.
Timberglen Joanne Mitchell Mondays & Sat 10:30 a.m. Mondays & Tues 2 p.m.
Walnut Hill Monena Wynn Tues Weds 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Mondays 2 p.m.
        ** additional sporadic dates see monthly branch listing for details  
 

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Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus Clown Visits to Libraries 2008

Day – Date – Time Location
Monday, June 9, 10a.m. Timberglen Branch
Monday, June 9, 11:30a.m. Preston Royal Branch
Monday, June 9, 1:30p.m. Children’s Center/Central Library
Monday, June 9, 3:30p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch
Tuesday, June 10, 10a.m. Arcadia Park Branch
Tuesday, June 10, 11a.m. Park Forest Branch
Tuesday, June 10, 11:30a.m. Grauwyler Park Branch
Tuesday, June 10, 1:30p.m. Audelia Road Branch
Tuesday, June 10, 3:30p.m. Skyline Branch
Friday, June 13, 1p.m. Arcadia Park Branch
Saturday, June 21, 2p.m. Bookmarks/NorthPark Center in North Court
Tuesday, July 1, 2:30p.m. Dallas West Branch
Tuesday, July 1, 4p.m. Oak Lawn Branch
Tuesday, July 1, 7p.m. Central Library, 1st floor

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