Wrangell Sentinel -

The deadline for registration in the popular Summer Reading Program is set for June 30 at the Irene Ingle Public Library.

This program is held annually beginning June 1 and runs through the end of July. All students in Kindergarten through Grade 9 are eligible to attend.

The basis of the program, which began in 1998 is simple – after reading a book, students take a retention test on a computer, which is graded and provided to the school district at the end of the program. Each book is worth a certain amount of points and students receive vouchers for cash and prize drawings, as well as a...