A Wilmington teen (“Joe”) was recently rewarded for participating in the library’s summer reading program with 2 tickets to a Boston Bruins game and a ride on the rink’s zamboni.
Joe won the grand prize in a state-wide raffle sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Boston Bruins. Read the press release below for additional details.
The Wilmington Memorial Library shared photos of Joe’s trip to the Garden on its Facebook page:
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BOSTON, MA — Young readers across the Commonwealth recently received Bruins prizes for their participation in statewide summer reading programs at public libraries.
Prizes included at-game experiences like riding the Zamboni, high-fiving the players as they take the ice, and getting to sit on the Bruins bench during pregame warm-ups. Team-signed Bruins jerseys and Bruins pucks signed by Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask were also awarded. “It’s a great way to encourage kids to keep reading,” said one librarian.
Librarians from across the state were asked to submit names for the random prize drawing. In all, 27 children and teens from the following libraries received prizes:
Grand Prize Winners
- Zamboni game experience: Wilmington Memorial Library
- High-Five game experience: Forest Park Branch of the Springfield City Library
- Bench Assistant game experience: Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset
Team-Signed Bruins Jersey
- Porter Memorial Library, Blandford
- Chicopee Public Library
- Haverhill Public Library
- Hopkinton Public Library
- Lakeville Public Library
- Northborough Public Library
- Salisbury Public Library
- Hazen Memorial Library, Shirley
- Sutton Public Library
Tuukka Rask-Signed Bruins Puck
- Amesbury Public Library
- Dedham Public Library
- Erving Public Library
- Millicent Library, Fairhaven
- Florida Public Library
- Harvard Public Library
- Randolph Public Library
- Reading Public Library
- Seekonk Public Library
- Sunderland Public Library
- Tyngsborough Public Library
- Westborough Public Library
- Westport Public Library
- Weston Public Library
- Westwood Public Library
The Boston Bruins began partnering with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) in 2009 and have been active participants in libraries’ efforts to encourage young people to read.
In addition to supporting summer reading at libraries across the state, Bruins players worked with libraries to develop the Bruins Favorites reading list that includes favorite books from Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Tuukka Rask, and more. The Bruins’ mascot Blades also makes special library visits during the summer months. This summer, Blades visited libraries in Yarmouth, Shirley, Agawam, Lee, Great Barrington, and Duxbury.
In 2014 over 400,000 children, teens, and adults participated in summer reading events, programs, and workshops held at libraries across the Commonwealth. Since 2007, Massachusetts has also offered statewide online summer reading. Participants register, write book reviews, set goals, and track their progress online. Massachusetts was the first state in the country to offer such a program.
The Bruins’ financial support of the statewide summer reading program, along with federal Library Technology and Services Act (LSTA) funding from the MBLC and MLS, has allowed libraries to receive summer reading materials at no cost.
(NOTE: The above press release is from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.)
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