A long line of socks clothespinned side by side stretches across the wall, gray and white. Eye-catching, but not your typical library decor.
These socks are not there for aesthetics, however. They represent the number of books that have been read by kids who participated in the Dolores Public Library summer reading program.
Ninety-five reading logs were turned in, and 2,094 books were read. Each sock hung is equal to 50 books read.
When librarian Kathy Butler visited students at Dolores Elementary, she encouraged them to come read, and read they did.
One hundred and ten kids registered for the summer program, plus an additional 10 who were part of the program but did not register. It was decided that their reading log goal for the summer would be to read so much that they would knock library director Debra Greenacre's socks off.
The number of books read was just part of their story. They read almost double the amount of books that were read last summer, and for each book, 10 cents was donated to the K-9 Search and Rescue Team. The team was chosen to receive the donations because the theme of the program this year was heroes. This year, it was the K-9 Team's turn to receive a little love, in the form of $294.40.
In addition to hanging the socks, kids who completed their reading logs and attended the program throughout the summer were awarded book bucks. Brooklyn Lee and Sienna Parr both earned 29 book bucks, the highest amount out of all the kids. They can use them in the summer program store, where they can choose to spend them on school supplies, books, toys, and other goodies.
