Gathering Place Joins Tulsa Library Summer Reading Program

<p>A Gathering Place is extending the reading challenge into the school year,&nbsp;asking Tulsa County students to read two million books before the park opens next spring or summer. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Tuesday, May 23rd 2017, 5:19 pm

By: News On 6


Tulsa mayor G.T. Bynum kicked off the Tulsa City-County Library summer reading program with story time in Central Library's new Tandy Children's Garden.

"In the light of the moon, a little egg laid on a leaf," he read.

In 2017, A Gathering Place is extending the reading challenge into the school year, asking Tulsa County students to read two million books before the park opens next spring or summer. 

Learn More About The Gathering Place Reading Challenge For Kids

The summer reading program starts May 30, and kids can earn prizes for reading through August 5. There are also free entertainment programs at each of the library's 24 locations. 

Find out more about the 2017 children's summer reading program.

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