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Summer vacation is still a week or so away for most North Texas kids. But the SUPER SUMMER FUN starts tommorrow!

The 2007 Mayor's Summer Reading Program kicks off at the Dallas Central Library and at Dallas Public Library's 25 branches where children from 0 to 18 yrs old will sign up to particpate in the program to read, read, read! And on top of that they'll win some really cool prizes based on the number of hours they read or have someone else read to them.  In fact be sure to check out  the list of exciting events (www.dallaslibrary.org) for kids at Dallas neighborhood libraries throughout the summer. And you don't have to live in Dallas to participate.

This morning Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and I teamed up again this year for story time at the central library to start spreading the news about the MSRP. Several dozen kids from DISD schools were there as well as reps of the corporate sponsors and donors who all help make the MSRP a big success!

Last year more than 15,000 children logged more than 380,000 hours reading books.

Let's make it more this year...because READERS ARE LEADERS!!!

So remember....

What: Mayor's Summer Reading Program 2007

Dates: May 19 - July 28, 2007

Where: Register at any Dallas Public Library

Who: Children ages 0 - 18

More info: www.dallaslibrary.org

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Studies show that summer reading increases a child's ability to perform well in the next school year by expanding their vocabularies and helping them to become better writers. Reading's also proven to stimulate the right side of the brain and opens the mind to new possibilites. Reading can relieve stress and be so much FUN!