When I was a kid I joined a reading club every summer. Sometimes they were through my dad’s place of work, sometimes my school or maybe the local library. The setup was normally that you were encouraged to read about 30 minutes day for 1-2 months and if you did that you got a prize. It was all based on the honor system, or maybe parental sign off, and the prizes were usually mediocre. Regardless, I kicked butt in these things. If it was a two-month club, I always met the requirements for the prize within the first month and maybe even the first few weeks. I excelled at reading.
(As a side note, it is only fair that I point out that my parents were really concerned about my asocial skills. I would often sneak off for about 8 hours and read on our hammock and they had no idea where I was or how I could remain immobile for so long.)
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is doing a summer reading program this year and adults can participate. For prizes! Look out summer of 2010! And folks, if you don’t know where to find me, just know I will emerge in a matter of hours.
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