The 2010 Summer Reading Program theme is Make a Splash - Read! Public libraries across Kentucky will host programs and events that will encourage children to explore the world through stories, songs, games and other activities about oceans, rivers, lakes and pools and the creatures that live there. The 2010 Summer Reading Program is free and open to young people, preschool through young adult, with library programs, prizes, story hours and more. Whether counting the amount of time your children spend reading or the number of books they have read this summer, children who join the Summer Reading Program keep their brains active and enter school in the fall ready to learn and ready to succeed.

Teachers, parents and students are encouraged to access www.Lexile.com/findabook* <http://www.lexile.com/findabook*> to find books available from local public libraries that match students' reading levels and needs. Librarians at the state's public libraries are ready to assist students and parents as they make summer reading selections.

For more information about specific activities, contests and reading events for the Summer Reading Program in your county, contact your local public library.

The Lexile Framework® for Reading is a unique resource for accurately matching readers with texts.

If you have additional questions, please contact Kathy Mansfield at Kathy.mansfield@education.ky.gov .