1. All Aboard!!! Destination: The Summer Reading Program at the Nicholson Memorial Library. Catch the Reading Express

2. Hi, I’m Conductor Nikki. I’m here to invite you to Catch the Reading Express … The 2010 Summer Reading Program This summer we will be riding the rails all over the United States, reading books and earning awesome prizes!

3. To ride the Reading Express get your reading log ticket from any Garland public library by signing up for the Summer Reading Program . Pre-registration begins May 1 !

4. Give the librarian at the Children’s Desk your information and get your reading log ticket! Then starting June 6 hop on board the Reading Express and continue your trip by… Reading and Collecting Prizes!!!

5. Be sure to mark the number of books OR hours you read on your ticket. Then, travel to the library each week to turn in your ticket and get your WEEKLY PRIZE!

6. Once you’ve read for 4 Weeks, hurry over to the Children’s Desk and get your completion prize . But don’t forget about those weekly prizes !

7. The Garland area school with the most students participating in the Summer Reading Program gets to keep it for the first month of the school year. There’s a big trophy called The Nicholson Cup.

8. Walnut Glen Academy has won it three years in a row. AMAZING!!!

9. Well, I have a train to catch. Don’t forget to sign up for your ticket to: THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM And keep using your Garland libraries throughout the year.

11. Central Library 625 Austin St. The Nicholson Memorial Library System South Garland Library 4845 Broadway Blvd. Walnut Creek Library 3319 Edgewood Dr. North Garland Library 3845 N. Garland Ave.