Alva Review-Courier -

If you can't bring the kids into the library, then the library will reach out to them. Although the Alva Public Library is still closed to those under 16 unless accompanied by a parent, the staff is still doing the Summer Reading Program.

Each week the staff puts together take-home packets for different age ranges. Parents may stop by to get a packet for each of their children. Director Sandra Ott showed Alva Library Board members a typical packet during the July 6 meeting. This one focused on The Tortoise and the Hare fable. Sheets inside contained the story, an explanation of how to tell a t...