MILLERTON — Some librarians will do anything to encourage youngsters to read and to get their own library cards. That includes NorthEast-Millerton Library Director Rhiannon Leo-Jameson who has given new meaning to the phrase “Going Green.”
As part of the summer reading program, she committed to allowing whichever reader completed the most books to pick a new color for her hair. Logan Miller, the son of Scott and Lisa, won the competition and promptly chose teal.
Although she is a bit self-conscious about the color, Leo-Jameson, with assists from Rene Wiles and Kelsie Wessel of Hylton Hundt Salon in Millerton, made the change in September. That is Library Card Sign Up Month, a time when families are encouraged to allow their children to start the journey as lifelong readers by getting and using their own cards.
Rather than having an age limit, families who have North East proof of residence can determine when they think their child is old enough for a card, which is available for free at the library at 75 Main St.
When the child signs up, he or she is entered into a drawing to be one of two lucky winners who will receive gift certificates for Oblong Books & Music.
Children with cards may borrow books, DVDs, puzzles and project bags. All children — whether they have a card or not — may participate in a number of age appropriate activities including art, science, Lego play, creative writing, Dungeon and Dragons, history presentations, projects with the Seniors at the Friendship Center in the Annex and weekly Sing, Play and Read sessions.
For more information, call the library at 518-789-3340 or go to www.nemillertonlibrary.org.
