Summer Reading 2022: Thank you!

Illustration of a person reading with a dolphin thought bubble and "OCEANS OF POSSIBILITIES" text.

Published on October 8, 2022.

The Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library was proud to present our Summer Reading Program this year!

SBCP Library registered almost 350 Summer Reading participants and had 2301 children, teens, and adults in attendance to in-person events over the weeks of Summer Reading. The 73 programs included performers, authors, 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! This year’s Summer Reading Program would not have been a success without your participation.

The Library again partnered with The Fly and held larger programs in their building, and we were able to host children from the Boys and Girls Club, the SACP, and the Summer Program at East Side Elementary. There was a small bump in the road as the library had to close the last week of the program, and the Library appreciates everyone’s understanding as we had to cancel some events of that week, reschedule the finale to be a finale/back to school event, and extend deadlines for summer reading game boards.

Summer Reading Highlights

A man performing ventriloquism with a colorful bird puppet on stage.
Barry Mitchell helped us kick off Summer Reading 2022 with Hyena the Laughing Chicken.
A pirate-themed performance with two entertainers engaging a group of children.
Captain Tom Mason & First Mate Sage O’Silver got everyone up and moving with their pirate tunes!
A puppet show with a green dragon and a character in a pirate hat, against a pastoral backdrop.
The Runaway Puppet Theater shared funny twists in sea-themed fairy tales.
A large inflatable whale with a plush turtle on its fin, indoors.
We met a new friend who was named Marquise in our Name the Whale contest!
Colorful paper chains hung across a classroom with letters on the wall and a cartoon elephant cutout.
The Library got a nautical makeover for this year’s Summer Reading theme, “Oceans of Possibilities”!
A display of sea creature books flanked by plush panda and polar bear toys.
CoCo the Polar Bear shared her Summer Reading list with us each week.
A man performing ventriloquism with a colorful bird puppet on stage.
A pirate-themed performance with two entertainers engaging a group of children.
A puppet show with a green dragon and a character in a pirate hat, against a pastoral backdrop.
A large inflatable whale with a plush turtle on its fin, indoors.
Colorful paper chains hung across a classroom with letters on the wall and a cartoon elephant cutout.
A display of sea creature books flanked by plush panda and polar bear toys.

Special Thanks to the SRP Donors & Performers

ATMOS Legends Barry Mitchell
Zaxby’s Bojangles Laura Joy Pewitt
Ascend Credit Union Heritage South Credit Union Runaway Puppet Theater
Dunkin’ Pet Sense Auntie Kalani
First Community Bank of Tennessee Lightning Auto Repair Brenden Taylor
Lowery Jewelers Fairhaven Baptist Church Yesenia Lira-Garcia
Shelbyville Rec Center United Methodist Women/First United Methodist Church Jenna Cossey
Bedford County Farm Bureau Templeton & Associates Insurance Tom Mason & the Blue Buccaneers
Duck River Electric Membership Tennessee Aquarium

Without you the 2022 Summer Reading Program would not have been such a success!

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