![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/%2801-26-09%29%20Ranzenhofer-HS-019.jpg?itok=RPLdfR65)
Summer Reading Picnic
Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer
August 16, 2017
-
ISSUE:
- summer reading
- public libraries
![Senator Ranzenhofer hands out apple sauce to kids.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/2017_summer_reading_picnic.jpg?itok=5uFk-APJ)
Amherst, NY - Senator Mike Ranzenhofer helped out at the Amherst Library's Summer Reading Picnic by handing out apple sauce. The picnic recognizes children for completing a Summer Reading Program.
Evidence shows that children who stop reading over the summer break often fall behind when they return to class in September. Over 2.1 million students participated in summer reading at New York libraries last year.
Share this Article or Press Release
Newsroom
Go to NewsroomMemorial Day Parade in Town of Clarence
May 28, 2018
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/memorial_day_parade_-_clarence_2018.jpg?itok=_ikVkyds)
17th Annual Youth Flower-Planting Project
May 26, 2018
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/17th_annual_youth_flower_planting_project_5.26.2018.jpg?itok=7-yt2Slo)
Red Nose Day
May 24, 2018
![](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/article/main-image/red_nose_day_5.24.2018.jpg?itok=YVAz_VJw)