LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Library announced the prizes that will be awarded at the completion of the library’s summer reading program which ends July 26.

In recognition of each person who reads at least 1,000 pages, the Friends of the Lake County Library will donate to the library a book containing a commemorative bookplate that bears the name of the reader. Each participant will receive a commemorative book bag.

Prizes for the kids’ summer reading program will include special book bags and a party at the end of the program.

As adults and teens earn reading points, they also earn tickets toward the prize drawing. For every 200 pages read, a person earns another ticket in the prize drawing.

Each branch library will award a gift basket stuffed with books and other surprises to one teen and one adult.

Besides the grand prize gift baskets, there will be smaller book giveaways and coupons from local businesses.

Participating businesses include Juicy’s Pizza, Foster’s Freeze in Lucerne, Round Table Pizza, Legoland, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Susie Q’s, Kingdom Games, Mar-Vals Sentry Market, Tallman Hotel and Linda’s Hallmark.

The summer reading program is a fun way to challenge yourself to read more over the summer. For students, reading over the summer break can prevent summer learning loss and help them to start the next school year out on the right page.

The Lake County Library Summer Reading Program is supported in part by the Friends of the Lake County Library and Friends of Middletown Library.

For more information contact the library at 707-263-8817 or visit the library website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov.

Jan Cook is a library technician for the Lake County Library.