Railriders Initiative Joins Summer Reading Incentives

Railriders Initiative Joins Summer Reading Incentives

May 12, 2015

Baseball Team Sponsors “Reading Railroad”

Summer Reading Participants Eligible

When they register for Summer Reading, children will also join a new library-based reading program sponsored by the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders called “Reading Railroad.” It’s a program that encourages kids to read library books by offering a free ticket to a baseball game as a reward.

Each participant will receive a special bookmark with space on the back to keep track of what they read. Each time they return a borrowed book to the library, the librarian will check a box on the back of the bookmark. When they reach five check marks, they can turn the bookmark in at the RailRiders box office at PNC Field for a ticket to a baseball game on Library Night, Wednesday, August 12.

Library Night is also “Kids Eat Free Night” at the RailRiders, so it will be a great time to take the whole family out to see a ball game.