Libraries aim to curb summer slide, keep kids engaged in literacy

Leechburg Public Library clerk Patti Klasnick displays a children’s book Wednesday.

Suzy Ruskin, director of the Community Library of Allegheny Valley, decorates for the start of last year’s summer reading program.

The Apollo Memorial Library has plenty of books for children.

The 2023 “All Together Now” Summer Reading Program will run July 1-31 at Vandergrift Public Library.

Sarah Buzzard, director of Vandergrift Public Library, is gearing up for its summer reading program.