We had another great year for ReadFest, held last Friday on VSU’s beautiful front lawn! Odum Library welcomed 170 pre-kindergarten students to VSU to celebrate reading.
The Chic-Fil-A cow was on hand to keep the kids entertained.
Volunteers from the College of Education read big books to the children.
Dr. Ondrusek from the Master of Library and Information Science Program used puppets to tell a story.
Things aren’t all serious at Read Fest! The kids loved getting temporary tattoos. We hope their parents didn’t mind too much!
The kids loved showing off their new temporary tattoos.
Isn’t that one of our librarians showing off her temporary tattoo? I think so!
The kids enjoyed some time at the jumprope and hula hoop station where they were able to wiggle out some energy.
Hula hooping is harder than it looks!
The kids went through about a dozen stations overall, where they enjoyed hearing stories, watching puppet shows, meeting the Chic-Fil-A cow, getting temporary tattoos, making visors, hula hooping, and more! They all went home with goodie bags, including books donated by the Student Council of the International Reading Association (a student group within the College of Education). They seemed to have a great time, and so did our librarians and our volunteers!
Thanks to everyone involved for making Read Fest 2012 a great experience!