Teachers at Busbee Creative Arts Academy want to make sure students are reading this summer.

So they’re bringing the books to them.

The first of 3 Summer Reading at the Park events, held last Wednesday at Granby Gardens in Cayce, offered students a chance to take books home to read, as well as a decorate-your-own cupcake bar.

“It’s our version of a bookmobile,” Busbee teacher Lisa Fisher said, as she and others sat on benches and chairs reading books at Wednesday’s gathering.

The summer reading events were Fisher’s idea, according to Principal Stephanie Smith-Hucks.

“We wanted to get the kids out into the community, to come and hang out and read,” Fisher said. “It’s a chance for us to remind them to read. And, if they’ve finished a book, they can come and get another.”

While the events are aimed primarily at Busbee’s middle school students, their siblings and kids of any age are invited to come out and bring a favorite book – or check out a new one – and spend some time reading.

Other upcoming summer reading events, set for 10-11:30 am:

• July 10: Riverland Park, Cayce

• August 7: Fountains of Edenwood, Cayce