Cook County News Herald

Arrowhead Library System offers summer reading activities for kids & families


Are you ready to read, investigate and discover this summer?! Arrowhead Library System invites kids and families of all ages living in Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and St. Louis counties to DIG DEEPER by participating in two exciting and engaging summer programs this year!

Get out your crayons, markers, pens, pencils or paint to create a cool bookmark about digging into reading and books! ALS is offering a Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover Bookmark Design Contest. Kids of all ages are encouraged to print off the bookmark template at www.alslib.info/reading-programs/ and create a unique design. Entries must be submitted via mail and postmarked on or before August 28, 2020. Prizes will be awarded for the five most creative submissions. Entries can be mailed to: Arrowhead Library System Bookmark Design Contest, 5528 Emerald Avenue, Mountain Iron, MN 55768.

ALS is also offering a Dig Deeper Summer Activity Postcard Program this year. Kids who sign up will receive a series of five activity postcards via mail every 2-3 weeks, encouraging them to dig deeper and experience and learn new things during the summer months. All children in a household may sign up to participate as we know it’s always fun to get mail! Program is geared towards kids ages 0-12 and their family members, however anyone can participate! To sign up, visit bit.ly/3gpC31z and complete the form for each participant.

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