July 12, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE
Trivia Winner With Player (56KB jpg)
Miracle Mascot & Player With Books (31.5KB jpg)

MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Scholz, Library Development Specialist, 239.461.2914, email kscholz@leegov.com

Pitching Reading to Families @ South County Regional Library

FORT MYERS, FL, July 12, 2004 –Library patrons enjoyed an afternoon of baseball fun and activities at South County Regional Library on Saturday, July 10. 

More than 25 children and adults attended this Lee County Library System program for an opportunity to meet Fort Myers Miracle Baseball Team members Brett Tamburrino and Jeff Randazzo. The players signed autographs, answered questions and posed for pictures with baseball fans. Patrons also had a chance to meet the Fort Myers Miracle’s new mascot, “Miss A-Miracle.”

Program attendee Rachel Whitehead spent her time before the program studying the Florida Baseball League team names. The young fan’s hard work paid off when she won box seats to a Miracle game and a set of baseball cards by correctly answering the “Baseball Around Florida” word game. Patrons also enjoyed a baseball-themed bean bag toss and borrowed books about the sport from special displays set up for the occasion.

Additional Fort Myers Miracle presentations will be held throughout the Lee County Library System. Program dates are as follows:

11 a.m. Friday, July 23
East County Regional Library, 881 Gunnery Road, Lehigh Acres
(239) 461-7300

11 a.m. Monday, August 2
North Fort Myers Public Library, 2001 N. Tamiami Trail NE, N. Fort Myers
(239) 997-0320

11 a.m. Wednesday, August 4
Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Public Library, 3095 Blount Street, Fort Myers
(239) 334-3602

11 a.m. Saturday, August 14
Fort Myers-Lee County Public Library, 2050 Central Avenue, Fort Myers
(239) 479-4635

Be sure to check out all the programs happening this month at the Lee County Library System by visiting www.www3.leegov.com/library or pick up a Calendar of Events on your next visit. For more information on any library program, call your library, or Telephone Reference at 479-INFO (4636).

All Lee County Library System programs are free and open to the public. A sign language interpreter is available with 48-hour notice. Call the Deaf Service Center at 461-0334 (voice) or 461-0438 (TTY). Assistive listening devices are available upon request.