{"id":259710,"date":"2026-08-05T15:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259710\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:14:09","slug":"paden-city-library-summer-reading-program-a-success-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259710\/","title":{"rendered":"Paden City Library Summer Reading Program a Success | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Smart-Center-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\nThe Paden City Library has had a busy summer so far with over 91 kids participating in the \u201cUnearth a Story\u201d summer reading program. The program is sponsored in part by Sistersville Elks Lodge 333 and Wendy\u2019s of New Martinsville. <\/p>\n<p>The popular event has had several programs for the kids in the community including Oglebay Zoo to You, where kids and adults can get an up close view of some of the Zoo\u2019s small creatures and even an opportunity for some of the little ones to pet or hold them. <\/p>\n<p>The program also offered kids the chance to learn about magic from The Magic of Bill Stokes, a local magician who performs eye and hand tricks to delight the visitors. <\/p>\n<p>Participants also got to enjoy a \u201c4th of July Eve Party\u201d at the library, and take part in LEGO Day. The library offered an interesting National Geographic Dig Kit Day, and the local Paden City Volunteer Fire Department taught the kids and adults about fire safety. During the summer reading program a total of 431 books were checked out, which shows the success of the program as kids and others take up reading. Probably the best pastime for young people and adults is to read a book. However the local library is much more than books, it\u2019s a place of relaxation, a gathering place for kids activities, and a great place to get on  a computer. <\/p>\n<p>Summer reading programs keep kids sharp between school years. Book clubs and craft nights give adults reason to get out of the house. Paden City librarians have been helping families for generations. It\u2019s the last place around where the point isn\u2019t to sell you something, it\u2019s to help you find something. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Magic-of-Bill-Stokes-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Paden City Library has been a staple of the community for decades, thanks to the support of many different organizations and county wide supporters it\u2019s guaranteed to be around for decades more.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PCVFD-Program-2-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oglebay-Zoo-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oglebay-Zoo-to-you-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Oglebay-Zoo-2-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Nat-Geo-Dig-Kits-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LEGO-Day-630x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        &#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; The Paden City Library has had a busy summer so far with over 91&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[110194,110195,128,130,129],"class_list":["post-259710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-local-headlines","tag-paden-city-library-summer-reading-program-a-success","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}