{"id":23971,"date":"2018-06-12T13:16:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T17:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=23971"},"modified":"2018-06-12T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T17:17:25","slug":"provo-public-library-summer-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/provo-public-library-summer-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Provo Public Library Summer Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"23972\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/provo-public-library-summer-competition\/attachment\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?fit=408%2C535\" data-orig-size=\"408,535\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Owner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1528809343&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?fit=229%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?fit=408%2C535\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23972\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?resize=200%2C262\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?resize=229%2C300 229w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?resize=153%2C200 153w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/provolearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/provo-library-readathon-flyer-2018.jpg?w=408 408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>The Providenciales Public Library will once again be hosting its annual Read-a-thon from July 9-14, 2018 under the theme \u201c<strong>Read to Succeed<\/strong>\u201d. The aim of this competition is to promote the habit of reading whilst exposing the children to a wide variety of books.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception, this competition has generated a fair amount of interest among the children and so they are not expecting anything less this year. The format has undergone a slight adjustment to make it a little more interesting and no doubt the children will embrace this.<\/p>\n<p>You need to be a member of the library, so if you&#8217;re not&#8230; now is the time to join!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>RULES \u2013 CHILDREN\u2019S CATEGORY <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participants must be registered members of the Turks and Caicos Library Service and should be within the specified age group, i.e. 6 \u2013 8 years, 9 \u2013 11 years, and 12 \u2013 14 years as at July 31.<\/p>\n<p>The Competition is organized at one level and is set to begin on <strong>July 9<sup>th<\/sup> <\/strong>and ends <strong>July 14th.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participants are required to read a minimum of four (4) books for the Competition of which one (1) will be compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors will be tested through a variety of methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book reports<\/li>\n<li>Written reviews<\/li>\n<li>Unscrambling of words<\/li>\n<li>Crossword Puzzles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants will be required to visit the public library on their island and complete the test administered on each of the book read for the respective age group<\/p>\n<p><strong>The work of the participants must be their own effort. Any evidence of irregularity will result in disqualification. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To ensure impartiality, Judges external to the Turks and Caicos Library Service will be involved in the selection of the champions.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be notified.<\/p>\n<p>The Judges\u2019 decision is final.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the households and immediate family members of staff employed to the Turks and Caicos Library Service are not eligible to enter the Competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Providenciales Public Library will once again be hosting its annual Read-a-thon from July 9-14, 2018 under the theme \u201cRead to Succeed\u201d. The aim of this competition is to promote the habit of reading whilst exposing the children to a wide variety of books. 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