BUCHANAN     – Buchanan District Library, 128 E. Front St., Buchanan held its end of summer reading program picnic at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in the Buchanan Commons. We had hotdogs, chips, and drinks for the kids and their families. Joel Tacey performed his juggling and magic act. Each child who completed the reading program received a certificate, a free book of their choosing, and a bag of goodies, including a certificate for a free child-size pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Approximately 250 people were in attendance.

The top readers were:
Read-to-me’s-Clayton Vanlue, 114
Elementary- William Weaver, 190
Middle School-Nicole Sebasty, 56
High School-Lillie Beatty, 60
Adult-Sally Dehring, 36

Angela Jones, 32

Dawn Spaulding, 32

In all, 123 children and teens and 20 adults completed the summer reading program, and the kids read 3343 books!

The Buchanan District Library would like to thank all our sponsors, without whose help the summer reading program wouldn’t be possible:

Michigan Gateway Foundation
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Lazer Land
Potawatomi Zoo
Niles-Buchanan YMCA
Jilek State Farm Insurance
Guys and Dolls Styling
Buchanan Family Medical Center
Chicago White Sox
Courtyard by Marriott
Curious Kids’ Museum
State Farm Insurance
Hilltop Cafe
John G. Shedd Aquarium
College Football Hall of Fame
South Bend Symphony Orchestra
United Federal Credit Union
Red Bud Insurance
Milano Pizza
University of Notre Dame
Chicago Cubs