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EAGLE LAKE – The annual summer reading program returned to the Eula & David Wintermann Library and on Wednesday, June 28, attendees were in for a treat.
Attendees were able to enjoy a program by Talewise presented on the theme, “Saving the Earth Together.” Talewise’s mission is about learning powered by stories. Talewise presenter Dorci Leissner said what she enjoys about these types of programs is that it allows them to be able to get kids involved in story and stimulate the love of science.
“What we do is we tell a little bit of a story that segues into a science experiment that helps to reinforce that part of the story,” Leissner said. “And then we get them to interact during the story, and then we also get volunteers ... sometimes they’re shy at first, but then when they start seeing people come up, they’re like, ‘oh wait, hold on, I want to get up there.’” Each year, the Wintermann Library Summer Reading Program adds some type of interaction through its programs weekly to help foster in the initiative behind early childhood literacy. This year, the program which started June 7, kicked off the interactions with a Rick Stromoski Illustration presentation of “Let’s Draw Pets” on June 12. The following weeks featured presentations from the Houston Museum of Natural Science “Exploring Energy” on June 14, “A Real Madhatter Puppet Show” on June 21.
