Rangely, Stories

Rangely summer reading program a success with 300

Kristen Colemen, a sophomore at Rangely High School and a RHS Student Council member, paints butterflies on Miah Wren’s’ face as a part of the Rangely Library’s summer reading party. Several hundred students and youths took part in the event. RANGELY | As the Rangely Library’s new director in 2005, Amorette Hawkins learned that part of her job was coordinating the summer reading program. August’s end-of-summer party was the culmination of the library’s participation in the Collaborative Summer Library Program, a multi-state effort that provides resources and incentives for readers during the summer months.
That first summer, the party was already arranged, and Hawkins was told to expect a maximum of 50 kids. The celebration…