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The Eula and Wintermann Library in Eagle Lake is set to begin the Summer Reading Program on June 11. The theme for the program is “Color Our World”.
It will be held each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from June 11 to July 16.
The programs this year include Robb Holla doing balloon animals; Wolflodge Enterprises doing sand art; Rick Stromoski teaching the students to draw cartoon animals; Crocodile Encounter and the “Real Mad Hatter” working with bubbles.
The ending program will be held on July 16.
In order to be a part of the program, a student must be between the ages of 4 and going into the 6th grade. The books they read will be entered on their Reading Logs by the library staff. Students age 4 – 2nd grade will read by number of books and 3rd – 6th grade will read by pages. Whenever the younger readers read 10 books, they will receive a free book, certificate, and a free prize. When the 3rd – 6th graders read 375 pages, they will receive the same prizes.
Each student who enrol ls in the program must have a library card free of fines. In order to obtain a library card, a parent/guardian must bring in their Driver License/ ID and two things with their name and address on it (anything they get in the mail). They will then be able to check out books and participate in the program.
This year, the program is being funded by a grant from the Tocker Foundation. The Tocker Foundation was established in 1964 to implement the philanthropic interests of Phillip and Olive Tocker. Phillip Tocker was a practicing attorney but changed careers in his later years by purchasing the Waco outdoor advertising plant. The family business was destroyed in the 1953 Waco tornado.
The family rebuilt and the business survived. Phillip Tocker’s vocational career culminated to the position of President of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America. After retiring, Phillip and Olive Tocker actively pursued their avocations. Phillip and Olive Tocker endowed the Foundation with their estates in 1994 and 1993 respectively.
In 1992, the Foundation board decided to focus grant distribution to small rural libraries serving a population of 12,000 or less. The direction is to assist libraries in making services more accessible to individuals who by reason of distance, residence, handicap, age, literacy level or other disadvantage are unable to receive the benefits of public library services. The Foundation partners with community libraries to meet the particular needs of the community.
The Wintermann Library appreciates the support of the Tocker Foundation. This Foundation has helped many rural libraries with their programs, technical efforts and other programs the libraries need.
