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Regent Reads starts July 1

This July the Library will be hosting our fourth annual Regent Reads, a summer reading program for children ages five to nine. Each Tuesday morning, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, we will feature two illustrated books: one about a Biblical hero and one about a modern-day hero (such as a military veteran or teacher), read by members of the Regent and local communities. There will also be an interactive time with music and movement. Each program will conclude with snacks and coloring activities. For more information and a schedule of books, see the Regent Reads webpage.

In addition to the Regent Reads series for young children, The Library Book Club invites children 10 and up as well as adults to join us on July 31 at 12:00 for a discussion of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . For more information about this event, see our website, or contact Harold Henkel at harohen@regent.edu.

All summer literature events are free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.

Regent Reads 2013 concludes with Fire Department visit

The Library’s third annual Regent Reads summer festival of children’s literature concluded on July 30 with a visit by members of the Virginia Beach Fire Department, complete with fire truck.

This year, 128 children and 195 parents, grandparents, and assorted staff came to five programs to hear stories about Bible and present-day heroes. Readers included Regent faculty and staff as well as a representatives from the heroic occupation featured each week. The programs also included songs & movement, coloring, a book drawing, and of course, a snack.

President Campo conceived Regent Reads in 2011 as an opportunity to invite the surrounding community onto the campus and to introduce young children to the joy of books. Most of the children in attendance this year were between the ages of 4 and 8, and we were particularly happy to receive comments such as:

Regent Reads update

On Tuesday, July 16, the Library will present the third program in our Regent Reads summer literature series for children. The theme of Regent Reads this year is “Heroes from the Bible and Today.” So far, participants have heard beautifully written and illustrated retellings of the stories of Daniel and Jonah as well as tales about a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau and a resourceful mouse working as dentist to a hungry fox. For more information about the first program, see Brett Wilson’s report for Regent News & Events. Also check out the photos on our Facebook and Flickr pages.

In the next three weeks, we will enjoy the stories of Miriam and Moses, the Good Samaritan, and David and Goliath; plus books read by a real-life missionary, firefighter, and Regent’s Chief of Police, Chris Mitchel. If you have children or grandchildren between the ages of 3 and 9, they will love these programs. (Adults who like children’s literature are always welcome as well.)

Regent Reads—summer children’s literature series at the University Library

Written by Sarah Wolverton, Assistant to the Dean

This July the Library will be hosting our third annual Regent Reads, a summer reading program for children ages five to nine. Each Tuesday morning, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, we will feature two illustrated books: one about a Biblical hero and one about a modern-day hero (such as a firefighter or missionary) read by members of the Regent and local communities. There will also be an interactive time with music and movement. Each program will conclude with snacks and coloring activities. We already have fifteen children signed up to attend, and the number rises almost daily—we are excited to share the love of reading with the children in our community!

For more information, see the Regent Reads webpage.

“Regent Reads” summer children’s literature series concludes

On August 2, the University Library concluded its second annual Regent Reads, a festival of some of the best recent literature for children.

This year, 52 children and 107 adults came to four programs to listen to stories about “everyday heroes” from Judaism, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Readers included staff and faculty from the Library and University. The programs also included songs, crafts, a book drawing, and of course, a snack.

President Campo conceived the series in 2011 as an opportunity to invite the surrounding community onto the campus and to introduce young children to the joy of books. Dr. Brenda Chappell-Sharpe, the Library’s head of instruction programs, selected the 12 books and coordinated the festival.

Photo galleries of the Regent Reads programs may be viewed on the Library’s Facebook and Flickr sites.