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Thank you for helping us work “All Together Now” for Summer Reading!

Published on August 23, 2023.

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Picture of kids doing a demonstration
A library story time session with children listening to a storyteller.
Adults and children enjoying a game at an event with a sign "SPECTRUM FRIENDS - Friendships Are For Everyone!"
Two people presenting educational materials in a classroom setting.
Five individuals with matching shirts posing in front of a campfire-themed backdrop.
May contain: person and student
Popcorn machine with people chatting at an indoor event.
Group of people around a table with craft supplies, engaged in an activity, possibly a workshop or a community event.
Adults and kids at a table with cards, in a room with informational displays.
Two performers at a children's event, one with a violin and the other with a guitar, against an underwater-themed backdrop.
An elderly woman engaging with a group of children against a vibrant ocean-themed backdrop.

Thank you to all of the people who helped us make this year’s Summer Reading Program amazing!

SBCPL registered over 350 Summer Reading participants and had 2,419 children, teens, and adults in attendance to in-person events over the weeks of Summer Reading. The 90 programs included performers, nutrition classes, escape rooms, crafts, STEAM activities, and Bookmobile. The Library would like to thank all of the children, teens, parents, grandparents, and anyone else who attended these programs as well as all our performers, staff, and volunteers!

Special Thanks to all of our Summer Reading Sponsors & Helpers!

The Fly Arts CenterDuck River Electric Membership CorporationLowery Jewelers
First Community Bank of TennesseeHenegar Law OfficeNash Family Creamery, LLC
Legends/Sundowner ManagementLori EppersonDonna and Mark Thomas
Joe Fly IIIBeechcraft Heritage MuseumBedford County Farm Bureau
Merle Norman – Dena LandersDavis DentalPetSense
BojanglesLightning AutomotiveTyson Foods, Inc.
Bedford County FairSpectrum FriendsShelbyville Rec Center
Bedford County Imagination LibraryBedford County DARFriends of the Library
Jennifer SwannSara MoralesRosie Biggs
Runaway Puppet TheaterTom Mason and the Blue BuccaneersMr. Bond’s Science Guys
Kalani SimpsonSBCPL Children’s Librarians: Margaret Petty, Jessica Osborne, Lis Ann Greiner, & Kelly ForsytheYesenia Lira-Garcia
Catherine Hayes, Nate Fouyer, & all volunteers