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Fountaindale Public Library
June, 2006

 

Fountaindale Public Library
"Adventure to Book Island"

The Fountaindale Public Library District's summer reading program for 2006 was titled "Adventure to Book Island" and had a tropical theme.  The purpose of the program was to encourage young children to read by stimulating their senses with exciting demonstrations and interaction that was at their level of understanding.  Fountaindale Public Library came to Scottie the Parrot to carry out this task.

Scottie had a very busy day on June 20, 2006 as he performed a total of four educational shows.  Two at Fountaindale Library in Romeoville, Illinois and two at the Fountaindale Library in Bolingbrook, Illinois.  Children and parents were invited to attend in this ticketed entry event.  All four shows were filled to room capacity

Children were taught about parrots, what they eat, unique characteristics, and what they are capable of.  The program was highly interactive with children helping and being part of the show with demonstrations and participation.  The above photo was generously provided by Anastasia Tuskey of The Romeoville Register, a local newspaper that was at one of the shows covering the event, and shows Nicky taking part in one of the many demonstrations.  The photo further down on this page was generously provided by the Fountaindale Public Library.