[0:00] Right now we have coming up Randolph [0:01] reads the RPS summer reading program [0:05] where it's a collaboration between the [0:07] RPS turn library and community [0:12] programming Roland is a fantastic and [0:16] spirited [0:17] representing the Randolph public [0:21] schools and the Randolph Turnfree [0:23] Library has served community since 1874. [0:31] [Music] [0:35] 2025 Randolph Reeds. We're back for our [0:38] fourth year this year. We're super [0:40] excited with five incredible titles to [0:42] to share with our community. This is a [0:45] communitywide reading program. We [0:47] partner with the Turner Free Library and [0:49] of course our Page Turner mobile [0:51] library. You can find the books in the [0:53] hands of Randolph public school students [0:55] and staff and also available on Libby [0:58] Sora and at the library. What are you [1:01] reading over there? [1:03] Me? Yeah, I'm reading um The Crossover [1:06] byWame Alexander. How do you like it? [1:08] It's actually really good. It's It's [1:10] poetry, but it's really relevant. The [1:12] middle school kids are reading that, [1:13] right? They're reading this at the [1:15] middle school. They're going to love [1:16] this book. My name is Steven. I read The [1:17] Crossover byWami Alexander. My name is [1:20] Tin and I read The Crossover bywami [1:22] Alexander that's about two brothers who [1:25] they're twins actually. They're great [1:27] basketball players and it's all the [1:29] middle school stuff. So there's like [1:31] getting in trouble with mom meeting [1:33] girls at school. It's got all the good [1:35] stuff that that's awesome happens in [1:36] middle school. And isn't the writing [1:38] different like the style? Uh the [1:40] crossover is written in like a poem [1:41] format [1:43] um with each page being kind of written [1:45] a bit differently. some of it being [1:47] written like it's out of a dictionary [1:50] with him describing the words. It's very [1:52] unique because some words like the [1:54] author in order to like emphasize the [1:56] words he like uses like different fonts [1:59] and different ways to write down the [2:01] word like for example like the word fall [2:03] he uses like instead of putting it [2:05] normally from left to right he makes it [2:08] go up to down. It just it surprised me [2:10] at how different it was on each page. [2:13] I'm reading Roller Girl. Have you read [2:14] this one yet? I have not written one. It [2:16] is so great. First of all, this is the [2:18] book that our next year's fourth and [2:20] fifth grade kids are going to read. And [2:23] graphic novel. Love graphic novels. Hi, [2:26] my name is Titi. I read Roller Girl by [2:29] Victoria Jameson. I like how um Roller [2:32] Girl is a graphic novel novel instead of [2:35] like a normal book because normally like [2:37] people will tell us not to read like [2:40] comic stuff and graphic novels, but Rand [2:43] lets us explore different types of [2:44] books. It's all about this girl Astrid [2:47] and she loves roller derby. She tries to [2:50] get her best friend Nicole to go to [2:52] roller derby camp with her, but Nicole [2:54] wants to go to ballet camp. Oh. So then [2:56] Astrid has to go to roller derby camp [2:58] alone and it's like older kids and [3:01] they're better at roller derby and it's [3:02] the whole thing. But it's really good. I [3:05] definitely recommend this book to [3:06] anybody. It was really good. I loved it. [3:10] And Newberry metal. Oh, so you know got [3:13] to be good to get that. Oh, I've got [3:14] other books in here, too. Are those [3:16] Randolph reads, too? These are Randolph [3:17] Reeds. I read that one. You read? That [3:20] is the awesome video game one. Yes. [3:22] Virtual reality. [3:24] Wade Watts. the Sixers. What What did [3:26] you think of like the whole virtual [3:28] reality Easter egg hunt? It was a [3:31] totally like different vibe for me [3:32] because I'm not into the video game and [3:35] virtual reality world, but it was really [3:37] engaging and it was like page turning [3:39] cuz you wanted to see who was going to [3:40] win the prize. Totally. Hi, my name is [3:43] Alan and I read Ready Player One by [3:44] Ernest Klein. In this virtual space [3:47] called the Oasis, the owner dies and [3:49] grants whoever finds his Easter egg to [3:50] grant not only his treasure but [3:52] ownership of the complete virtual oasis. [3:54] I thought the book was a great [3:55] representation on how corporate [3:57] structure can rival against individual [3:59] freedom. And I think it's a really good [4:01] read for anyone who's into pop culture, [4:04] ' 80s culture, anything like that. And [4:05] then, oh, I brought this one, too. Our [4:08] table. [4:10] Cutest story. And so, Violet is She's so [4:13] cute. She's got a little family and she [4:15] wants her family to sit around the table [4:17] like, "Put your phones down. Put your [4:18] phones down and let's have a [4:20] conversation. Let's talk about the great [4:21] books that we're reading." Exactly. And [4:24] so what happens is her her table starts [4:26] shrinking. [4:28] So many stories, laughter, singing, [4:31] celebrating, sharing, making memories [4:36] together. [4:37] [Music] [4:44] Well, again, reading is good for getting [4:46] people off their phone and exploring [4:49] different worlds. And I brought this [4:51] one. Oh, hockey night in Kenya. Yeah, [4:53] the kids are going to love this one. Our [4:54] first and second grade kids this year [4:56] are reading this one and this is all [4:58] about two boys who live in Kenya and [5:01] they're obsessed with hockey. Of course, [5:04] there's not a lot of ice rinks in Kenya. [5:06] So, they have to just dream about it and [5:09] they actually find rollerblades. They [5:10] fix the rollerblades so they can learn [5:12] to skate. My name is Dylan and I'm [5:15] reading Hockey Night in Kenya. Ferris [5:17] wheel stood out. Can you imagine how [5:21] exciting it would be to ride on that go [5:24] seaside? My name is Zo and I'm leading [5:27] hockey night in Kenya. That is so cool. [5:29] So cool. Yeah. Awesome books this year [5:31] from Randolph Reed. Yeah, these are [5:33] really awesome books. I think the kids [5:34] are going to really enjoy them cuz I [5:36] know I'm enjoying this one. Randolph [5:38] Reeds never disappoints. It doesn't. It [5:40] really doesn't. Our theme this year, [5:43] joy, play, imagination. We're [5:45] challenging our community to put down [5:47] our devices. Get away from the screens. [5:50] Get outside. Hold on to books. Turn the [5:53] pages and let your enjoy your [5:56] imagination soar and just play. It's [5:59] like we don't have to find joy always in [6:02] our devices, computers, like put the [6:05] things down, get in a book, let your [6:07] imagination soar, right? And play. [6:11] There's so much that can be done without [6:13] phones, like basketball, hockey, right? [6:16] You know what? Actually, since you're [6:18] talking about play, want to go play some [6:20] football? Sure. In my dress. Let's go [6:24] play some football. Let's Let's go play. [6:32] [Music]