[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 172 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE PICKFORD COMMUNITY LIBRARY FOR WINNING THE 2018 
                  SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 19, 2018

  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, it's my honor to recognize the Pickford 
Community Library for winning the 2018 Scholastic Summer Reading 
Challenge. Through its trusted service and dedication to its local 
community, the Pickford Library has become an indispensable part of the 
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
  The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is a free online reading 
program designed to help students turn the ``summer slide'' learning 
loss over the summer months into a ``summer leap'' by encouraging 
reading for fun. Schools, libraries, and local communities across the 
country participate in this 18-week challenge. Working with Pickford 
Public Schools, home school students, and readers throughout the 
eastern U.P., the Pickford Community Library helped a total of 152 
local students read 338,057 minutes--making it the top library in the 
country. This success was thanks in part to the support of the local 
community, which helped the library operate its ``piggyback rewards 
program'' to incentivize reading and reward students for their efforts. 
Its dedication to this challenge and efforts to encourage summer 
reading are just the most recent examples of the Pickford Library's 
unwavering commitment to the growth and enrichment of the residents of 
the U.P. In total, the Summer Reading Challenge helped encourage more 
than 135 million minutes of reading by American students.
  Mr. Speaker, it's my honor to congratulate the Pickford Community 
Library, its staff, and its readers for winning the Scholastic Summer 
Reading Challenge. Day after day, they continue to set a positive 
example of what can be achieved when the people of a community work 
together for the common good. On behalf of my constituents, I wish the 
Pickford Library all the best in its future endeavors.

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