The 173 children who participated in the Haines Borough Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program combined to read 12,539 books and chapters, topping the record of 10,612 books and chapters tallied in the summer of 2011.
“I’m amazed,” said children’s librarian Holly Davis. “It can’t be all me. The program’s built its own momentum.”
The record-setting group consisted of youths up to age 12. They also had the option of participating in the “Feed a…
