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Councilor Hall-Harper Issues Reading Challenge to Children in District 1
ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASE: Published 6-2-2017
To encourage children to participate in Tulsa City-County
Library's summer reading program, Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper
challenge children to increase summer reading program participation
by 5 percent or more over last year. If young readers in District 1
meet the challenge at Rudisill Regional and Suburban Acres
Libraries, they will earn an end-of-summer party with hamburgers,
hotdogs, chips and drinks. And, for dessert, Councilor Hall-Harper
will get a pie to the face all in good fun!
The summer reading program is a fun way to keep students
reading throughout the summer to help retain and improve their
reading skills. By visiting the library four times and
reading eight books, children will earn a medal of achievement and
a coupon booklet for free food and entertainment. By reading 12
more books for a total of 20, children will earn a bonus prize.
Food and entertainment coupons include:
- Admission to Oklahoma Aquarium
- Admission to Tulsa Zoo
- Admission to Tulsa Air and Space Museum
- Admission to Tulsa Drillers game
- Admission to Tulsa State Fair
- Admission to Discovery Lab
- Admission to Tulsa Roughnecks FC game
- Cinnamon sticks from Mazzio's Italian Eatery
- Round-trip bus ride on Tulsa Transit
- Frozen custard scoop from Freckles Frozen Custard
- Original glazed doughnut from Krispy Kreme
- Decorated cookie from Merritt's Bakery
- Garlic Knots from Papa John's
- Cake pop from Central Library Starbucks
Children completing the program are entered in an
end-of-summer drawing for these great prizes:
- (8) Bicycle with helmet, provided by the Friends of the
Helmerich Library, with special assistance from Phat Tire Bike
Shop.
- Hornsby Birthday Party Experience courtesy of the Tulsa
Drillers
- Tulsa Roughnecks FC voucher for 2017 Family Stand tickets (10
included) to any regular season home game, provided by the Tulsa
Roughnecks FC
- Season tickets for a family of four to the Imagination Series,
provided by the Tulsa Performing arts Center Trust
- (6) Fishing with News on 6 meteorologist Dick Faurot, plus
fishing gear, with special assistance from Five Oaks Lodge
- Family membership to the Oklahoma Aquarium
- Aviator (Family) membership to the Tulsa Air and Space
Museum
- (10) Small one-topping pizza, provided by Papa John's
- (25 pairs) Tulsa State Fair Mega Ride Pass wristband. The ride
wristband includes unlimited rides for all 11 days of the 2017
Tulsa State Fair, Sept. 28-Oct. 8, as well as gate admission.
All midway rides are included; excludes extreme rides.
- (100) Zax Kidz Meal, provided by Zaxby's
- Set of four tickets to OKC Thunder preseason game vs. the
Houston Rockets at the BOK Center on Oct. 3
- Nike backpack, provided by Chris Harris Jr. Foundation
- $75 Chick-fil-A gift card, provided by Chris Harris Jr.
Foundation.
For a complete list of summer reading program prizes,
programs and details visit www.TulsaLibrary.org/summer
or call the AskUs Hotline, 918-549-7323.