M.A.G.I.C. 2007

The doors of M.A.G.I.C. (Magical Academy for Genuinely Imaginative Children) closed at 5 pm on Saturday August 25th!

1161 children registered to keep track of their book time for the ten weeks of summer, and took a fantastic carpet ride through the world of books to help make a child’s wish will come true through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 16,860 hours and 40 minutes of reading and listening was logged! The Friends of the Reading Public Library will make a donation based on the total book time to send a Make-A-Wish recipient to Disneyworld!

277 club members completed the program reading at least 23 hours and 20 minutes each. Many kids completed a reading chart twice or more for a total of 356 finishes! Children were “sorted” into 4 houses (Clever Cats, Brave Bats, Trustworthy Toads, and Outstanding Owls). As a group, the Clever Cats read the most hours, closely followed by the Trustworthy Toads, Brave Bats and Outstanding Owls.

Magical programs abounded this summer with Alexander the Jester, Harry Potter parties, Wingmaster’s Owl Program, a Tea Party at the Castle and Willmore the Wizard!

A library-wide Town celebration heralded the midnight release of the 7th and final Harry Potter book – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Congratulation to all the participants! Great job reading in Reading this summer!

Thank you to the Friends of the Reading Public Library for making M.A.G.I.C. happen!

Reading in the Children's Room

Certainly Wood Writing Contest Winners

Harry Potter Party Attendee