We here at The Friends of The Seattle Public Library LOVE young readers! Steph Huske was kind enough to fill out the info sheet that comes in the Friends totes given to little ones when they obtain their first library card. This picture of Micah (age 9) and his brother Logan (age 6) picking up their first holds at the Southwest Branch is priceless!
We were so captivated by the photo we wanted to know more, so Steph helped us “interview” the boys. They are pretty serious about their reading, as they have ALREADY completed the summer reading challenge! “Micah says his favorite part about the summer reading challenge was reading new books from the library. Logan’s favorite part was trying to finish before Micah.”
The first book Micah checked out was “The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Drew Daywalt. Logan adds, “There are lots of different kinds of books, they even have Angry Birds and Transformers and Pokemon!”
The best thing about having your own library card? Logan is excited that he can check out books he chooses with his own library card. Micah says the best thing is holding books under his name. Both boys are also super psyched about their cool user names! (Trust us, they are very cool, but we won’t publish them for privacy reasons).
Micah’s advice for young readers: “Never give up! If you don’t know the words, you can ask a parent or a guardian to help you.” Logan’s advice: “Go slowly and sound the letters out.”