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New Hope Helping Supports the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury Summer Reading Program

The New Hope Charity is funding half the cost of the popular summer reading program that served over 1,300 young people last summer.

Beth Hasher (left) from New Hope Helping presents a check for the summer reading program to director Louise Feder with New Hope Helping Vice President Gary Karlsrud (right).
Beth Hasher (left) from New Hope Helping presents a check for the summer reading program to director Louise Feder with New Hope Helping Vice President Gary Karlsrud (right).

New Hope, PA – Local charitable organization New Hope Helping is partnering with The Free Library of New Hope & Solebury to fund the summer reading program for local kids. The program is organized around a few central elements, some of them familiar, some of them new this year. The library received overwhelmingly positive feedback on this structure from children, their families, the school district and local businesses.

This year they’re offering more summer reading prizes than ever before. On the program’s Reading Logs there are five free gift-certificates that readers can earn by completing reading challenges. Once kids complete five reading challenges in a horizontal row, they can earn gift certificates for great food and other goods from local businesses.

Library Youth Services Director Louise Feder said:

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“We are overjoyed that New Hope Helping is supporting the summer reading program for children and families at the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury! Our two organizations have a shared mission to support New Hope and surrounding communities through culturally enriching events and educational programs. From story times and art workshops to yoga lessons and music programs, we have a busy summer ahead of us and we are incredibly grateful to New Hope Helping for making all of this possible at the library.”

To learn more about the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury Summer Reading program and other programs go to: https://www.nhslibrary.org/

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New Hope Helping has been supporting health, education and relief for New Hope and the surrounding communities for over 75 years. The organization raises funds through enriching community events like The New Hope Auto Show, The New Hope Tennis Tournament, The New Hope Concerts, The Steven Buck/Hardy Bush Memorial Golf Tournaments and other events.

To get involved and help with events or to donate to an organization that you know will have a direct local impact, go to: newhopehelping.org

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