Carnival and fun run to kick off summer reading

The Emmet O’Neal Library’s summer reading program will kickoff with an afternoon of fun hosted by the Junior Women’s Committee of 100 (JWC) on Sunday, May 19.

The Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run begins at 2:30 p.m., and an outdoor carnival will follow from 3-5 p.m.

Wristbands are $25 and include all games, rides, food and drink items. The bands can be purchased at the event or online at poshbirmingham.com.

The library staff will be available during festivities to sign up the kids for the “Dig into Reading” summer reading program.  

The JWC is a non-profit service organization that supports the Children’s Department of the library.  Its mission is to assist the library by providing financial support in addition to 100s of volunteer hours. Thanks to the committee, last year 2,298 children read more than 37,000 books. Its contributions have enabled the library to purchase 100s of new items including musical, educational, early learning and literacy resources for the Children’s Department.  

Fluff Roberts and Morgan Cook are chairmen of the carnival this year, and Laura Canterbury is the Fun Run chairman. JWC President is Diana Browning, and Lauren Burgess is the Vice President.

For more information on the event, call the Children’s Department at 879-0497 or visit eolib.org.