Reading by Flashlight at ALC
One of the smallest buildings at Alford Lake Camp is the Library. Originally the home of our first Director, Dr. Susan Kingsbury, this beautiful building has long been a favorite spot for our campers to sit by the fire, play a board game with friends, write a letter, or read a book. Our library holds cherished memories of our camp with ALC logs (camper accounts of the day) that date back to the early 1900s.
Additionally, our library holds well over 500 books for our campers to borrow and enjoy throughout the summer at ALC. Classics and modern books in a variety of reading levels for our girls – and many books in foreign languages too. Year after year, generous families have been donating their campers’ favorite books to help our library grow. Our library is always open for curious campers and counselors to find books to enjoy and share. We are proud that our tent counselors read aloud to their campers before bed. We hear the cries of “one more chapter” ringing out from the tent line in the evening! Reading is a life skill and a meaningful way to continue to learn and grow in life.
Alford Lake Camp is proud of our commitment to literacy. We encourage campers to write letters home, to write Camp Logs, to create campfire skits and to read just for fun. We know that communication skills grow through these experiences. Without computers, TVs, etc. our campers are able to rediscover the joy of reading.
These are our values. This is our commitment to 104 years of successful residential camp life. We hope you will visit our library when you next visit camp. See what has changed and what has not. You might just find yourself picking up a great book and sitting down by the fire.
What book is on your nightstand right now? What books do you think you will bring to camp this summer? Share your thoughts with us by replying to this or any of our blogs.
Warmly,
Sue McMullan, Director
Betsy Brayley, Assistant Director
