coming to the library throughout the
summer and beyond. The Friends of
the Library work year round to raise
funds and awareness for the library.
Funds raised pay for the Summer
Reading Program which provides a
summer-long free educational enrich-
ment program for kids, teens and
even adults. This summer, the library
is excited to debut Beanstack, a new
online summer reading management
program that is a free service program
helping you track and manage
participation in the library’s Summer
Reading Challenge, Reading Rewards
Program for kids and teens and
the Adult Summer Library Challenge.
You can set up as many profiles
within your account as needed, so it
is easy to track participation for the
whole family.
The library is not just for educa-
tional events, fun events like
Preschool Dance Party, Movie
Monday’s, the end of the year
Summer Social Party, and their Teen
Legion: Gamer’s Circle, each are
ways for kids and teens to get out of
the house and hang out with other
kids in the community in a safe envi-
ronment. Along with their summer
program, the library gives access to
over 90,000 items, making the possi-
bilities endless.
5. Let Your Kids Learn
Golf at Squaw Creek
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Beginning in the spring of 2019,
the new Ben Hogan Learning Center
will be coming to Squaw Creek Golf
Course in Willow Park. In 2001,
the first Ben Hogan Learning Center
opened at Rockwood Park, and is the
home base for The First Tee of Fort
Worth.
The First Tee is a 20-year-old
organization that continues to present
the game of golf to kiddos through-
out the entire United States. The Ben
Hogan Learning Center was designed
for kiddos to be able to spend time
on the practice green, driving range
or golf course or simply have a place
where they can come inside, rest
and “hang out,” with their friends.
Only the second of its kind in the
United States, the learning center will
support The First Tee program.
“We are pleased to be partner-
ing with Squaw Creek/CERA and the
Ben Hogan Foundation to create our
second Ben Hogan Learning Center
facility,” Kevin Long, Executive
Director of First Tee of Fort Worth
said. “The three-way partnership will
allow us to positively impact the lives
of thousands of young people in the
Parker County communities through
our signature Life Skills Experience
and the game of golf.”
The First Tee’s mission is a simple
one; to introduce golf to students and
teachers; ensure golf education meets
national standards; help build charac-
ter and confidence through positive
personal and social values. It’s these
values that has positively impacted
thousands of kids throughout the
years.
The Squaw Creek location will
have an indoor location for the class-
room type work that is part of the
program. It will also provide meeting
space for educational and mentoring
type programs. If a child is unable to
afford the program cost, or does not
have golf equipment, First Tee will
cover the cost and give golf clubs to
a child who needs them.
“The character education aspects
of the program coupled with expo-
sure to the game of golf at an amaz-
ing facility are all very exciting. We
are also thrilled to be able to honor
Mr. Hogan’s legacy with this build-
ing at Squaw Creek, as we have done
at the Ben Hogan Learning Center at
Rockwood,” Long said.
Parker County is thrilled to have
a program coming to a fabulous golf
course.