The Whatcom County Library System won’t let late fees stop kids from reading this summer. School-aged kids who participate in its summer reading program, which began June 1 and goes through August 31, can get up to $5 in fines removed from their account.
“The idea is we’re trying to make it easy as possible for kids and teens to fill their lives with books and reading,” said Tamar Clarke, WCLS teen services coordinator.
The library system has been forgiving late fees as part of its summer reading program for at least 10 years and the board is committed to the program, Clarke said. People with more than $10 in late fees can’t check out library material.
The all-ages summer reading program encourages readers to fill out a bingo card by matching book titles to bingo squares such as “Teen protagonist,” “Set in another country,” “Librarian recommended” and “Start a new series.”
There are separate cards for early readers, kids, teens and adults. Every child and teen that sets and meets a personal reading goal will receive a free book. Adult participants can enter a drawing for reading-related prizes.
Craft fairs, games and other summer reading events are scheduled at area libraries throughout the summer. Learn more at wcls.org/summer-reading.
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