EUREKA, Mo. — Geggie Elementary School’s librarian is on a mission to make reading more fun for students, and she’s recruiting the Eureka community to help.
Kristina Presley began the annual book scavenger hunt four years ago by stashing about 20 books around Eureka’s parks, businesses and playgrounds. She held two separate hunts this summer with about 45 books hidden throughout the city for each hunt.
Presley said the scavenger hunts are a way to bring families together and encourage students to become lifelong readers.
Presley sends announcements about hunts and shares pictures of victorious children with their finds on Mrs. Presley’s Library Facebook page.
The books are hidden in the span of a few hours within walking distance of Geggie, and they’re geared toward children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Presley said any child may join the scavenger hunt.
The books are usually all found within hours of her posting a few hints.
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