Summer Reading Program Wrap-Up

The Summer Reading Program was a huge success at the San Marino Public Library. The number of children registered for the "Ride A Wild Tale" program reached an all time high of 660. The YA program also had an excellent turn out with over 175 teens participating in the "Get Wild…Read" program. The San Marino Public Library would like to congratulate all of the 165 children who read 20 books during the summer and completed the youth program. Those children who finished the program received a reading award and prize along with a gift certificate from both Los Gueros Mexican restaurant in Monrovia and San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe.

The annual summer program concluded with a "Rootin Tootin" magic show performed by magician Mark H. Wurst. All those in attendance were treated to a western feast that included hot dogs, baked beans, chips, and baked desserts. The winners of various contests held throughout the summer were also announced.

The staff at the San Marino Public Library would like to thank all the children and teens who participated in the San Marino Public Library Summer Reading Program. We would also like to thank all the "Ticktockers" from the National Charity League who donated a countless number of volunteer hours. We would also like to thank the various businesses and organizations that donated incentives to both the children's and teen program. Last, but definitely not least, we would especially like to thank the Friends of the San Marino Public Library. Their hard work and dedication makes it possible to continue the Summer Reading Program every year.

Contest Winners

Name the Character Contest:

Annika Greenleaf; Horse, "Clippety Clop"

Ashely Chuck; Wolf, "Bandit"

Justin Lee; Cow, "Cowdy"

Writing Contest:

Michelle Floyd, Manu Navjeevan

Drawing Contest:

Cherise Chuck, Sarah Garcia

Count the Corn Contest:

Kelly Chen

Young Adult Winners

Laser Tag Party at UltraZone:

Alex Cheng Karate Uniform and Lessons: Nikita Lamba, Jessica Ma

CD Player:

Stephanie Law

$25 Islands Restaurant Gift Certificate:

Devin Weakland

$25 Sport Chalet Gift Certificate:

Paige Konitake, Aakash Kumar, Madeline Lindsay, Michelle Mohr

$15 Tower Record Gift Certificate:

Andrea Binley, Ileana Borunda, Annie Chiao, Justin Farshida, Simon Lau, Wilson Lau, Hannah Lu, Alexander Phillips, Jody Sheu, Diana Zhang

Six Flags Magic Mountain:

Shannon Dang

LA Zoo:

Felicia Arafin, Caroline Liou

Gene Autry Western Museum:

Laura Adams, Eulanca Liu, Nicky Rayyis, Mark Tan

Aquarium of the Pacific:

Alison Chang, Vivian Hong

Extreme Bowling at AMF Bahama Lanes:

Joanie Del Santo, Stephanie Ko, Jessica Fong, Richard Liu, Saskia Raether, Cheryl Yeung

Laemmle Theatre:

Felicia Arafin, Alison Chang. Richard Hancock, Kishori Patel, Angel Pan, Kevin Wong

Businesses and Organizations that Donated Gifts to the Summer Reading Program:

Aquarium of the Pacific	Los Gueros Mexican Restaurant
AMF Bahama Lanes	San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe
Autry Museum of Western Heritage	Shakey's Pizza
Hollywood Video	Six Flags Magic Mountain
Island's Restaurant	Sports Chalet
Kim's Hapkido	Stars Athletic Foundation
Laemmle Theatre	Ultrazone
Los Angeles Zoo	Wells Fargo Bank

Participants Who Completed the Summer Reading Program by Reading 20+ Books

Daniel Abrams	Olivia Greenleaf	Olivia Ponce
David Anawalt	Christine Hancock	Ryan Puri
Winston Anawalt	Sarah Higdon	Nicky Rayyis
Evan Anthopoulos	Maya Ho	Austin Reyes
Shelly Anthopoulos	Melody Ho	Tristen Reyes
Gabriela Arifin	Henry Hotaling	Brianna Rogers
Leann Barth	Madeline Hotaling	Thomas Rogers
Kate Beardsley	Christian Hu	Joshua Rose
Weiwei Breakwell	Emilie Hu	Toltic Sandoeal
Jessica Cameron	Jordan Hu	Sayvzhdri Sarrafpour
Brandon Carone	Joshua Hu	Masamich Sasuki
Alex Cate	Alexander Hung	Rececca Sheih
Dannie Chabilue	Anthony Hung	Jonathan Sheu
Christina Chang	Christopher Hung	Matthew Shieh
Diana Chang	Alfred Hwang	Jessica Song
Kalyn Chang	Jasper Kan	Kevin Song
Russell Chang	Kyle Ko	Steven Song
Ruyi Chang	Michelle Ko	Tyler Spitzer
William Chang	Thomas Krimmel	Andrew Stonnington
Zoe Chang	Fion Lam	Caroline Stonnington
Jonathan Chen	Tasha Lam	Christopher Stonnington
Justine Chen	Water Lam	Darren Sun
Kelly Chen	Justine Lan	Justine Tang
Melody Chen	Emily Lau	Madeline Tomaske
Tess Chen	Eric Lau	Natalie Tso
Ruguan Cheng	Stacey Lau	Chanica Veranunt
Ryan Chiu	Victoria Lau	Han Vi
Stephanie Cho	Brianna LeBerthon	Andrew Wan
Elliot Chou	Chrisian Lee	Angela Wang
Ariel Cristi	Justine Lee	Camille Wang
Erin Cristi	Tammy Lee	Kevin Wang
Sabrina Cristi	Alex Lei	Nathan Wang
Amy Damir	Alyssa Leung	Valerie Wang
Anna Damir	Jenna Leung	Angeline Wong
Emily Delorimier	Dean Li	Bailey Wong
Jack Delorimier	Andrew Lin	Jacqueline Wong
Lauren Dietzel	Jonathan Lin	Jared Wong
Matt Dietzel	Bill Lin	Mathew Wong
Jessica Fan	Rachel Linton	Natalie Wong
Jessica Fan	Sarah Linton	Samantha Wong
Diana Felix	Tiffany Lu	Wyatt Wu
Marina Felix	Elaine Luong	Alana Yamada
Alexis French	Ryan Luong	Haley Yamada
Arianna French	Jonathan Mac	Chrystal Yen
Andrew Gabig	Ashley Matanaka	Behanty Yew
Sasha Gabig	Elise Matsusaka	Britney Yip
Joshua Gilmore	Manu Navjeevan	Vivain Yip
Tyler Gilmore	Vidhu Navjeevan	Samantha Young
Lauren Gomez	Mike Nelson	Emory Yuan
Jonathan Gonzalez	Matt Omari	Ach Yung
Kayley Gonzalez	Maya Omari	Zoe Yung
Moriah Gonzalez	Lauren Panajotovic	Grace Zhang
Amanda Grannis	Sean Panajotovic	Chris Zoro
Cameron Grannis	Larissa Phillips