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Schools
Barrington 220 Teachers Host Internet Café for Summer Reading
How do you get kids to keep reading in the summer? Barrington 220 teachers Judi Musschoot, Christine Evans and Kathy Hempel, hatched an idea to host an Internet Cafe at Sunny Hill ...
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The Neighborhood Files
What's Your Favorite Dr. Seuss Book?
It's Dr. Seuss' birthday, and what better way to honor the day then to pick up one of the classics and read it to your child. Don't have a child? Read it yourself! You're never too...
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The Neighborhood Files
Library Kicks Off Annual Summer Reading Program
The Barrington Area Library has turned into a kingdom of books recently as it launches its annual summer reading club. This year's theme is "A Midsummer Knight's Read." The librar...
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Schools
VIDEO: Lines School Performs 'Dynamite' Song and Dance
Lines Elementary School celebrated a year of literacy accomplishments on June 6 with a school-wide performance of “Lines Reading is Dynamite!” The song and dance was to the tune of Taio ...
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Schools
Lines Program Challenges Readers
A colorful paper chain lines the hallways at Arnett C. Lines Elementary School this season, but this chain is more than just a holiday decoration—each of the more than 5,000 links represe...
