Pioneer Library System

On June 16 2010, the second drawing and award for Moore Public Library’s Savings Bond recipient was presented. The $100 Savings Bond, donated by Moore’s Exchange National Bank, was awarded to Nathaniel Marmaduke in a small ceremony at the library. Cathy Lowe, with Exchange National Bank, did the honors in presenting the certificate and Nathaniel was thrilled with his prize. He is four years old and loves to read. The Savings Bond marks the beginning of a college fund and savings fund in Nathaniel’s name. So congratulations to Nathaniel Marmaduke!

The focus of an innovative literacy program offered through Pioneer Library System centers on activities that assist babies to grow into readers. Growing Like a Read gives parents the materials, methods, and rewards they can use during the first four years of their children’s lives, to lay the foundations for reading and language development.

Activity logs are used to guide and document the interactions between parent and child. When six of the suggested activities are completed, the parent brings the log to the library to receive a child-appropriate board book to add to their home library. With each subsequent visit and completed activity logs, the child’s name is entered into a drawing for a Savings Bond donated by a local bank. Drawings for the bond will be held twice a year in each of the nine hometown public libraries in the Pioneer Library System during the Growing Like a Read four-year-project period.

The Growing Like a Read project is funded by the Inasmuch Foundation and the Pioneer Library System. Tinker Federal Credit Union has provided some of the materials needed, and of course, Exchange National Bank of Moore has generously donated the Savings Bonds rewards.

Get your music on. The freedom of summer, neighborhood gatherings, warm nights, and music under the stars: who can ask for anything more. Just throw in the fact that all this fun is free, and you have the Summer Nights: Music in the Park 2010 concert series. Every Friday night in June at 7:00 p.m. at the South Pavilion of Buck Thomas Park 1901 NE 12th Street in Moore, great musical talent revs up the action, giving new meaning to Friday night lights. Grab a lawn chair, a cooler of soda and snacks, a blanket to spread on the grass, not to mention loading up the family, friends, and neighbors for this great lineup of concerts. There is a little something for every musical taste on the agenda.

June 4
• Zoom City, a classic rock band rooted in rich traditions, get things started. With a song list that includes everything from Motown to Santana, there is something for everyone in a Zoom City performance.