GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Twenty thousand children throughout seven West Michigan counties – from the cities of Douglas to Carson City, Hastings to Fremont, and all points in between – will turn their summer reading enjoyment into wintertime fun, thanks to partnerships between the Grand Rapids Griffins and 54 local libraries.

For the third consecutive year, the Griffins will reward kids who complete their local library’s summer reading program with a voucher that can be redeemed for two free tickets to a 2010-11 regular season game.

Among the libraries the Griffins have partnered with are the eight branches of the Grand Rapids Public Library, all 18 branches of the Kent District Library, and 28 libraries that are members of the Lakeland Library Cooperative. Participating libraries include:

Library	Location	County
Grand Rapids Public Library	8 branches	Kent
Kent District Library	18 branches	Kent
Cedar Springs Public Library	Cedar Springs	Kent
Sparta Township Library	Sparta	Kent
Dorr Township Library	Dorr	Allegan
Henika District Library	Wayland	Allegan
Hopkins Public Library	Hopkins	Allegan
Leighton Township Library	Moline	Allegan
Salem Township Library	Burnips	Allegan
Saugatuck-Douglas District Library	Douglas	Allegan
Freeport District Library	Freeport	Barry
Hastings Public Library	Hastings	Barry
Alvah N. Belding Memorial Library	Belding	Ionia
Clarksville Area Library	Clarksville	Ionia
Ionia Community Library	Ionia	Ionia
Lake Odessa Community Library	Lake Odessa	Ionia
Saranac Public Library	Saranac	Ionia
Carson City Public Library	Carson City	Montcalm
Crystal Community Library	Crystal	Montcalm
Home Township Library	Edmore	Montcalm
Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library	Howard City	Montcalm
Croton Township Library	Croton	Newaygo
Fremont Area District Library	Fremont	Newaygo
Grant Area District Library	Grant	Newaygo
Allendale Township Library	Allendale	Ottawa
Coopersville Area District Library	Coopersville	Ottawa
Gary Byker Memorial Library	Hudsonville	Ottawa
Georgetown Township Library	Georgetown	Ottawa
Patmos Public Library	Jamestown	Ottawa
Spring Lake District Library	Spring Lake	Ottawa

As each library’s summer reading program requirements, policies, dates and reward distribution procedures vary, please contact your local branch for more information.

The Griffins have long supported local libraries and promoted reading through initiatives such as their Reading Goals program with local schools, Library Night ticket discount and Reading Day promotions, as well as their participation in GRPL’s Circulating Memberships program.