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From the September 2004 American Libraries.Summer Reading, 2004—Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Public libraries nationwide bustled with the sound of music and visits from clowns and four-footed friends during 2004 summer reading events.
The All-Girl Air Band performs June 1 on the steps of Marion County (S.C.) Library.
Sled dogs from the Iditarod receive some love June 22 at Grand Rapids
(Mich.) Public Library’s main branch.
Artist Donald Crews, together with his daughter Nina Crews (middle) and his wife Ann Jonas,
kicks off an exhibition of the family’s joint artwork July 14 at Newark (N.J.) Public Library.
Visionary Lakota Hoop Dancer Kevin Locke July 22 at Loudoun County (Va.) Public Library.
Bonzo Crunch, from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, juggles July 9 at
Houston Public Library’s Dixon branch.
Discover New Trails @ Your Library program patron narrows her selection June 13 at
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Laura Way gets close to an Appalachian Mountain Marionette at Polk County
(N.C.) Public Library July 21.
Bonnie Kim and Emma Sun make colorful collages for “New York Is Read, White, and Blue”
August 2 at Syosset (N.Y.) Public Library.
Local baseball team mascot Sparkee poses July 8 with a
Somerset County (N.J.) Library System patron.
Miss Carol, children’s librarian at Pulaski County (Ky.) Public Library, perches on a
billboard for eight hours July 16 after 1,573 children enrolled in summer reading programs.
Participants experience a reptilian close encounter during “Snakes Alive” July 7
at Asheville-Buncombe (N.C.) Library System’s South Buncombe branch.
Children meet a young python July 21 while “Discovering New Trails”
and the animals they might encounter at Cumberland County (N.C.) Library
and Information Center, Fayetteville.
Dewey, the library owl, welcomes visitors June 5 to
Palm Beach (Fla.) County Library System.
Capturing the “New York is Read, White, and Blue” statewide theme,
a 23-foot train stops June 21–August 13 at Richmond Memorial Library in Batavia
for a “Whistle-Stop Campaign” and (below) a participant models a
Statue of Liberty crown at Rockville Centre Public Library.
A covered wagon awaits summer reading registrants at
Orange County (Calif.) Public Library’s Dana Point branch.
Young adult volunteers Caitlin Glitz (left) and Loren Andrade are jailed
July 1 at Des Plaines (Ill.) Public Library during an
“Explore the Reading Trail” event.
The Cat in the Hat, portrayed by Elliott Denkers,
visits Pacolet (S.C.) Library May 27 during a kick-off event.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller signs a helmet July 21
at Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Hampden branch.
Armed with a musical medley of junk, Mitch Martin (left) and Vince Romanelli
perform as The Bucket Boys August 6 at Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
A group of 1st through 5th grade students tune up their homemade instruments
June 23 during the “And All That Jazz” program at Poquoson (Va.) Public Library.