By Amanda Meloy
Lindbergh Elementary School

The 2019 Summer Reading and Makerspace program at Lindbergh Elementary Library was a success. Every week about 50 people participated in a variety of activities.

During the summer, the Lindbergh Library was open Wednesday evenings for book checkout, craft making, free books, vegetables from the garden and many community and parent-lead programs. The programs included technology, reading, sewing, weaving, watermelon carving, fishing, building, nature activities, Frisbee and dog Frisbee. We even had a cotton candy machine donated.

The summer library was a friendly place for families to gather, meet new people, check out books, create with makerspace, explore new technology and participate in community programs. Lindbergh partnered with the Lakeview Public Library, who had librarians attend every week so the community was able to participate in the Madison Public Library Summer Reading Program.

Special thanks to TASC, which provided guest program leaders and sponsored the summer library programming, supplies and purchased books.

Thank you to the following: Lindbergh families, students, PTA and community members; MMSD families and community members; Madison Public Library (Madeleine Kain and Jesse Vieau); Madison Reading Project; Madison Weavers; Home Depot (Paul); Watermelon Carving by Allir Ingersol; Cake Decorating by Rena; Yahara Fishing Club; Aldo Leopold Nature Center; Madison Area Herpetological Society; and UW Entomology Department.

An extra thank you to all Lindbergh staff (Lindsay Maglio, principal, Nicole Quandt, Rebecca Frey, Clara Elena Salinas, Que Vang and Mandy Meloy) and parents and friends (Michael and Laura Hughes, Kim Varnell and Donald Propsom).