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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JUNE 20-26, 2018 UCW 13 This summer, two library sys- tems, Fort Bragg's Throckmorton Library and Cumberland County Public Libraries, will host summer reading programs. The programs are designed to encourage reading among all ages through activities, events and prizes. The goal of these programs is to combat a phenomenon known as the "summer slide," or summer learning loss. Summer slide is the tendency of students in the sum- mer to lose some of the knowledge and academic skills they learned during the school year. Research shows, on average, students lose a month's worth of school-learning over summer vacation, with de- clines in math and reading. The loss grows more substantial as student age increases. Reading is shown to help counteract the effects of the summer slide, and libraries hope to encourage readership through their summer reading programs. Fort Bragg's summer reading program, held by Throckmorton Library, runs from June to July. Though it has already begun, any- one can sign up throughout the six weeks of the program. The program has an event each Wednesday from 11 to 12 a.m. The activities include the "Children's Song Hour" on June 20 to help chil- dren learn letters, syllables, words and sentences through music. The June 27 program is titled "The Pari- sian Juggler – Paris." Another event is "Living in a Vacuum, the Liquid Nitrogen Show: Space" on July 11. This event will show science in ac- tion through experiments involv- ing vacuum chambers and liquid nitrogen. July 18 is themed "Saddle Up 'N' Read with the Amazing Teacher, Steve Somers: Cowboys." The program concludes on July 25 with "The Rockstar Magic of Chris and Neal." All Throckmorton Library sum- mer reading events are free and open to all ages. The summer read- ing program is sponsored by Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union, Tri- angle Rock Club, Pioneer Services and USAA. Cumberland County Public Library's summer reading program will begin June 1 and end August 15. Readers of all ages are encour- aged to join, with the library hosting visitors such as Pete the Cat and Clifford the Big Red Dog. There will also be crafts and experiments focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. Readers who progress through the program will earn prizes. Teens and adults who participate may win gift cards. The gifts are provided by the Friends of the Library, and there is a limit of one prize per person. For more information on Fort Bragg's summer reading pro- gram, and to register as a reader, visit: https://bragg.armymwr.com/ promos/2018-summer-reading- program. For more information on Cumberland County Public Li- brary summer reading program, and to register as a reader, visit: http://ccplbulletins.blogspot. com/2018/05/summer-reading- programs-because.html. Summer reading programs offer entertaining options by MATTHEW SKIPPER EVENTS Fight the summer slide at your local library. MATTHEW SKIPPER, Con- tributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly. com. 910-484-6200. M A G A Z I N E b y , f o r & a b o u t Fayeeville Women