The library is about a whole lot more than checking out books. Sara Hornick and Bobbi Schaefbauer sit down with Aly Quinn, events coordinator at the Rapid City Public Library, to talk about the programs, partnerships and creative ideas helping make reading fun for kids and families.
Aly shares how the library is challenging the community to read 250,000 books, why giving kids the freedom to choose what they read can help reluctant readers, and why graphic novels absolutely count. They also talk about the library’s dinosaur-filled summer, kindergarten prep, book clubs, STEM activities, teen programs and the importance of creating a place where people can connect.
Plus, the conversation gets into the renewed popularity of classics like Little House on the Prairie and The Odyssey, the role libraries can play in improving literacy, and why sometimes the best way to raise a reader is simply helping them find the right book.
And because no library conversation would be complete without it, there’s also a confession involving an overdue book.
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