Rep. Dan Swanson
State Rep. Dan Swanson is launching his Summer Reading Program for the 5th year. The program is for kids in grades 1 through 5, who live in Swanson’s 74th legislative district. The theme for Swanson’s reading club this year is “Readers are Winners and asks student to finish 8 books. The Alpha Republican says that this is a way to encourage young people to “read over their summer breaks.” Swanson says “students who do not read over the summer are much further behind academically than their classmates”, who do. Swanson kicked off the program Tuesday by interviewing Galesburg’s Naomi Law on the stage of the Orpheum Theater. Law recently published a children’s book called “The Adventures of Orie the Orpheum Mouse: A journey through the Orpheum Theatre.” Law will also attend Rep. Swanson’s Summer Reading Club Party to sign a book for each child in attendance when the program wraps up. Participation in this program can overlap with any other summer reading program offered through area libraries, schools, or other organizations. Pamphlets were distributed electronically to schools and libraries, and paper forms are also available via direct mail upon request or online at repswanson.com.
