Summer Library Adventure To Kick Off In Napa County

NAPA COUNTY, CA — Children, teen and adults are invited to join Napa County Library’s Summer Library Adventure festivities this summer.

This year's theme is "Reading Colors Your World." Community members can sign up in-person at Napa, American Canyon, Calistoga or Yountville libraries or on the library website, and there is no cost to participate in Napa County Library programs.

The Summer Library Adventure, for children 3 to 12, is designed to cultivate children’s enjoyment of books, reading and using the library through exciting free activities, programs and rewards.

Additionally, the Napa County Library also offers a free early-literacy-based Wee Summer Program for infants and toddlers up to 3. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate in simple, fun activities designed to introduce the youngest children to language and prepare them for reading.

Interactive storytimes in the park, arts-and-crafts workshops and virtual puppet shows are some of the activities planned. Library staff cited studies showing that children who read and keep their brains active during the summer enter school in the fall ready to learn and succeed.

Starting July 26 and continuing through Aug. 31, participants will receive rewards and certificates for reaching 20 hours over the course of the summer.

A comprehensive schedule of all the programs, activities, and storytimes will be posted at all Napa County libraries and online.

The summer reading program is made possible by the generosity of the Friends of the Library in Napa, American Canyon, Calistoga and Yountville, and is a project of the California Library Association, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.