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Bookmobile encourages summer reading
Reading Rocket helps childrens love of books blast off
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Leydi Bonilla, 9, exits the Reading Rocket during its visit Tuesday morning to The Joseph F. Walters Boys & Girls Clubs. The converted school bus is filled with books students check out until the mobile library makes its rounds again.
It’s not quite an ice cream truck, but it sure is serving up smiles to hundreds of children across the county this summer. The Hall County Schools “Reading Rocket” jets to four different locations every Tuesday, inviting children of all ages — and, yes, even adults — on board to check out age-appropriate books to enjoy over the summer. Bus driver Mary Bowman welcomes each child with a smiling face, while school media specialists assist in picking out books and checking out.