Kids help flood-damaged library
By Shirley Kem

Lincoln Elementary School students recently enjoyed a week of reading and activities in its annual Bookworm Bash with the theme "Take Flight - Read." A goal was set to read 2000 books. At the end of the week, everyone celebrated with a grand total of 2385 books read.

During the reading festival, Lincoln School students enjoyed a program by an airline pilot, a demonstration flight of a remote control model plane, a musician, trips to the public library, readers from the community and awards. There was a final exciting program to complete the week of "Taking Flight" when a hot air balloonist showed slides and partially inflated a balloon in the gym.

In planning for the Bookworm Bash, it came to the committee's attention that a library in Pendleton County, Falmouth, Kentucky, had suffered the great loss of most of its books (pictured) in the spring floods through that area. It was decided to offer help in the name of Lincoln School children. With the assistance of Elly Dawson, Director of the Newark Public Library, and the support of Lincoln School PTA, a check in the amount of $200 was sent to the Pendleton County Public Library. (Pictured with the check are Lincoln PTA President Carol Rosenthal and Teacher Assistant Shirley Kem.) Falmouth is on the Ohio River, which flooded this spring. The library losses totalled about $1,500,000.

All were happy to share the children's success in reaching their reading goal and to help a community so its children could have new books to enjoy.

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