Library summer reading offers rewards, prizes

Whitman County Library summer reading 2016 theme will be “On Your Mark, Get Set -- Read!” The free, fun and educational program, which started June 1, offers rewards for children, teens and adults who complete the reading challenge.

Last summer, children across Whitman County read for more than 5,000 hours while nearly 300 adults and teens read at least three books each.

To complete the challenge, children must read (or be read to) 10 books or 10 hours while teens need to read and review three books. Adults must complete a Healthy Lifestyles Bingo Challenge that encourages reading among a numb...