TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback has opened the summer “Read Kansas Read” program by reading a story about ducks and rabbits to a group of children at the Statehouse.
This is the second year for the program, which encourages children to read when they’re not in school.
State Librarian Jo Budler said more than 80,000 students took part in summer reading programs last year at public libraries throughout Kansas.
Brownback’s audience Thursday was made up of children from the Topeka YWCA’s Kids Quest program. The governor handed out books and encouraged the children to exercise their reading muscles during the summer.
