OGDEN — The Weber County Library’s Weber Reads program received an award for its 2012 theme, “The Founders and Their Documents.”
The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge selected the library to receive the George Washington Honor Medal.
The group presents the award to “American citizens whose work and dedication advances the American ideal.”
“We’re just so excited,” library Director Lynnda Wangsgard said. “We had no idea that Weber Reads was going to receive notice by the foundation.”
The medal will be presented during a formal ceremony in February by the Utah Volunteer Chapter of the Freedoms Foundation.
Although it will not formally receive the award until next year, news of the prize comes as the library plans to prepare for the next Weber Reads theme.
The new theme will center around the work of Emily Dickinson.
Weber County Library will have a kick-off event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Branch, 5568 S. Adams Ave., Washington Terrace.
Along with a number of children’s activities, participants will have a chance to be in contact with a number of live animals brought by James Dix of Reptile Rescue.
The animals are meant to evoke Dickinson’s keen connection with nature, Wangsgard said.
The library will have gatherings for all ages in English and Spanish after the start of the new year to discuss Dickinson. In the meantime, the public is invited to read and reflect on Dickinson’s work.
Since Weber County Library created the program in 2007, it has received a number of awards from various associations, including the American Library Association.
With Weber Reads, the library hopes to link individuals, communities and cultures through reading, contemplation and group discussion of books.
For more information, call 801-337-2632.
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