For the Love of Books

By Susan Lavin
Posted: August 19, 2008

Soon-to-be kindergarten student Julia Green attended a kindergarten summer assessment at Elkridge Elementary School this summer. (Photo by Susan Lavin).

Julia Green is ready for kindergarten! She recently came to Elkridge Elementary School for a brief summer assessment, in preparation for the beginning of her educational career.

She showed up with a smile, and it was immediately apparent that she had a passion for learning.

I learned that the Green family, including Mom, Joan, and daughters, Jennifer and Julia, gave themselves a summer challenge. They all love to read, so they decided to make a goal of visiting libraries. Not only did they frequent various library branches around the county, but included libraries from surrounding counties.

Julia exclaimed with joy, “I picked out books to read at home at every library!”

They now have a small stack of library cards for libraries across the state of Maryland.

The Greens stayed cool this summer in the comfort of air-conditioned buildings, while fulfilling their goal and enthusiasm over books.

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