GUERNSEY – The summer reading program at the Guernsey library took things outside and away from the books Saturday, as the kids all gathered at Guernsey Park.

“This is part of our summer reading program,” Becky Bolinger, head of the Guernsey Library summer reading program, said. “It’s the end of the year kind of stuff. Just something to get the kids out and moving. Get them involved in the library.”

Bolinger said that some of the activities they planned was the bigfoot race where large cardboard foot cutouts were worn with flip flops as the children participated in a race. The kids also participated in a combination water balloon toss and batting practice, water balloons on spoons race, the spongewater relay race to fill buckets with water, beachball races and ring toss.

Most of the theme was being out in the sun, getting wet and having fun.

“Most of what we do has to do with water,” Bolinger said. “There are just a few things that don’t. The idea is just to get them out and having fun.”

There were 13 children that participated in the activities.

The summer reading program will host its end of the summer pool party from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 14, where the kids will swim and just have fun. Prior to that at 9:30 in a final summer reading program awards gathering,  prizes donated by the VFW will be awarded to four children who have excelled in the reading program. Two bikes and two scooters were donated. Bolinger also said there were two river rafts for the teens and older kids. There is also a family prize for those who were family readers.