2020 Summer Reading Recap

The 2020 summer reading program was one for the books – literally. With activities, summer camps and playdates on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Williamson County Library Foundation utilized an online platform, Beanstack, to help children tap into their imaginations and keep reading all summer long.

 In total, the 2020 program had:

• 537 active readers

• 496 books read

• 549,395 minutes read

• 254 book reviews written

Top Books

The top books were:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K Rowling

• The Alaskan Adventure (The Hardy Boys Book), by Franklin Dixon

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling

• City of Spies, by James Ponti

• Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer

• The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster

• One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate

• Wings of Fire Series, by Tui Sutherland

Performers 

Online and virtual performers were:

• Animology, Bob Tartar

• Tullahoma Hands on Science

• Hampstead Stage Theater Company

• Terry Hedges Magic Show

• Jacob Johnson Music, Drawing and Education about Instruments

• Ms. Bond Science Guys

• Jil Thatcher Ventriloquist Show

• Matt Sandback Shadow Puppet Workshops

• Unscripted Third Coast Improv Class for Teens

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Thank you to all of our generous community and individual sponsors for making 2020 a year of reading and fun, from home!