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Summer Reading 2023: Kids Read Aloud Book Club
June 9 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Gulfport Public Library hosts a weekly book club for kids every Friday at 3 pm. Participants take turns reading aloud from the chosen titles and get to bring the book home with them at the end of the session (quantities limited). All participants should have a second grade reading level or higher. Titles — chosen from the Collaborative Summer Reading Program 2023 recommended reading list — for the meetings are below:
June 9: Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn Quigley
June 16: Fox and Chick: Up and Down and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier
June 23: Gooney Bird Greene by Lowis Lowry
June 30: Too Small Tola by Atinuke
July 7: Newton and Curie: The Science Squirrels by Daniel Kirk
July 14: Cam Jansen by David A Adler
July 21: Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister? by Chitra Soundar
This Summer Reading 2023 program was sponsored in part by Florida Humanities with funds from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the aforementioned entities.
Event Details
Event Date/time:
June 9 @ 3:00 pm -
June 9 @ 4:00 pm
