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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Readers of all ages can dig into a buffet of book choices around the theme "Reading Is So Delicious" this summer at 250 base libraries. Programming kicks off this month for the global summer reading initiative that will reach families in all branches of the military. Most programs run eight weeks with open enrollment during the summer. Activities will range by location and include everything from edible art projects to...

"A Midsummer Knight's Read" enchants young readers at military libraries worldwide WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The second annual coordinated summer reading program hosted by military libraries logged more than 11 million minutes spent reading by children and families worldwide as part of "A Midsummer Knight's Read." About 250 base libraries featured programs ranging from medieval storytelling parties to Library Dragon Bingo to jester hat-making craft projects....

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Programming kicks off this month for a global summer reading initiative that will reach families in all branches of the military. More than 250 base libraries will join a "quest" to thwart summer boredom with free activities, prizes and a wide range of reading choices for all ages around the theme "A Midsummer Knight's Read."Most programs will run eight weeks with open enrollment during the summer. Activities will range...

ISSAQUAH, Wash., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Put aside those nostalgic images of those lazy summer days when kids can just play outside or go fishin' in the local pond. It hasn't been that way for a long time, but somehow that's the sort of summer many of us envision for our kids. Then we wake up and realize that we need to structure their summers and find interesting, informative and affordable things for them to do...in addition to all our regular tasks. That's when savvy parents turn to...