Summer fun at your local libraries

20 million reading and learning minutes reached in PLS tri-county area

Chelsea Parks, aka "Hooplahoma," demonstrates how to spin a small hula hoop on your leg during the Tecumseh Public Library program on June 25. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Chelsea Parks, aka "Hooplahoma," demonstrates how to spin a small hula hoop on your leg during the Tecumseh Public Library program on June 25. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

As the Summer Learning Challenge (SLC) approaches its August 15 conclusion with Pioneer Library System (PLS), the community has come together to achieve an incredible milestone: 20 million minutes of reading and learning logged across the three-county service area.

This collective achievement means the Pioneer Library System Foundation will donate books to children enrolled in WIC programs througho…