The-Librarian-Blog

The Chambers County Library System congratulates the 715 children who enrolled in the 2006 Texas Reading Club. This year, 8,523 books were read by the children at the Anahuac, Winnie, and Mont Belvieu libraries. Participants of the program, designed for children from pre-school through 5th grades, attended events with a sports theme, tying in with the Texas State Library theme this year of “Reading, the Sport of Champions.” Children who reached the goal by reading 12 books in the 6 week program period were awarded certificates of completion, and parties were held at each branch to celebrate their achievements. Sponsors of the parties included the Barbers Hill Bank and Sam Karim of Valero in Mont Belvieu, Security State Bank and Sunrise Grocery in Anahuac, and the Winnie-Stowell Noon Optimist Club, Family Dollar, Finch & Company, and Creative Selections in Winnie. Reading incentives during the summer were provided by Dairy Queen, and Sonic Drive-In of Winnie, Texas Brine Company of Mont Belvieu, McDonald’s of Mont Belvieu and Hankamer, Station KWBB of Beaumont, and the Friends of the Chambers County Library System.

Adults and teens participated in their own reading clubs: for every 4 books read, a library patron submitted a ticket for a drawing. This year’s prizes included dinner gift cards, movie ticket cards, a book bag or cd case, and tickets to area attractions. The Friends of the Chambers County Library System underwrote the prizes in conjunction with Station
KWBB in Beaumont. Winners of the “Dinner and a Movie” raffles are: Wilma Quin and Maritza Hernandez at the Chambers County Library, Anahuac; William Skinner and Bonnie Marberry at the Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch, Winnie; and Denesse Malone and Juanita Beauxis at the West Chambers Branch, Mont Belvieu.

Books placed in the collections of the Chambers County Library System to honor those who supported the 2006 Texas Reading Club:
At the West Chambers Branch, Mont Belvieu: To honor the Barbers Hill Banking Center: Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy. To honor George Espanlaub, McDonald’s of Mont Belvieu: Texas Zeke & the Longhorn. To honor Texas Brine Company: The Land of Hungry Armadillos. To honor Sam Karim, Valero of Mont Belvieu: Petting Zoo. To honor Marcus French for his musical program: Walk the Dog. To honor Dairy Queen of Mont Belvieu: Pete and Polo’s Big School Adventure. To honor Waffle House of Mont Belvieu: Nicky and the Fantastic Birthday Gift.
At the Juanita Hargraves Memorial Branch, Winnie: To honor Dairy Queen of Winnie: Dog Wash Day. To honor Sonic Drive-In of Winnie: Josefina Javelina. To honor Joe Dore, Family Dollar Store of Winnie: Eaglet’s World. To honor Tina Drake of Creative Selections: Happy 4th of July, Jenny Sweeney! To honor Myrna Finch of Finch & Company: Cowgirl Rosie and Her Five Baby Bison. To honor the Winnie-Stowell Noon Optimist Club: Trick or Treat Countdown. To honor the Friends of the Chambers County Library System: Fat Chance Thanksgiving. To honor program presenters A. Lynette Parsons and Jacquelin Lopez-Brookshire: Ten Little Bears, and, Hugs & Kisses.
At the Chambers County Library, Anahuac: To honor Donna Ramirez, Blimpies: Let’s Hang and Dangle. To honor George Espenlaub, McDonald’s of Hankamer: Halloween Hoots and Howls. To honor Security State Bank: Sneakers, the Seaside Cat. To honor Sunrise Grocery: Littlebat’s Halloween Story. To honor Shontele Fontenot of the City of Baytown’s Parks Department for her program on hip-hop: The Foot-stomping Adventures of Clementine Sweet. To honor Marcus French for his musical program: We, the Kids. To honor A. Lynette Parsons for her programs on Tai Chi and Chinese Jump Rope: Let’s Leap and Jump.