87th District State Rep. Julie Calley, of Portland is teaming with several libraries in the district for a summer reading contest for children first through fifth grade in Barry and Ionia counties.
The winners, along with their family members, will be guests of Rep. Calley at the state Capitol to be a Legislator for the Day.
Libraries in Clarksville, Delton, Freeport, Hastings, Lake Odessa, Portland, Nashville, Saranac and Middleville are all participating.
“My goal is to support a lifelong love of reading,” Calley said. “Strong literacy skills are the foundation to a successful education.”
Children are encouraged to read as many books as they can through August. Students or their parents should record the titles of completed books and the number of pages read on a bookmark provided to the libraries by Calley or downloaded and printed from her website at www.RepCalley.com.
To be eligible to win, readers must submit the bookmarks in the contest box at local libraries or mail them to Calley’s office by Aug. 31.
