Run-for-the-Books 5K set May 21
![Friends of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library committee members and hosts from Papa Grande are planning the first Rehoboth-Run-for-the-Books 5K Saturday, May 21. Shown are (l-r) Edie Herron, Debbie Showell, Papa Grande Manager Carol Popham, Friends President Priscilla Smith, Kathy Ackerman, SoDel Concepts Marketing Director Nelia Dolan, Midge Yearley, Lisa Searles and library Assistant Director Jessica Prayer. SOURCE SUBMITTED](/sites/capegazette/files/2016/04/field/image/IMG_20160412_120841329_HDR.jpg)
Friends of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present its inaugural Rehoboth Run-for-the-Books 5K at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, May 21, starting behind the library on Christian Street. The library is at 226 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach. Proceeds will fund projects at the Rehoboth Beach Public Library. The Friends group, a nonprofit, has provided more than $340,000 to the library through its fundraisers since 1991. Its donations have purchased materials such as children’s, youth and adult books, CD audio books and DVDs, and supported educational programs for children and adults.
The course is USATF certified with chip timing and goes through residential areas of the city. Advance registration entrants will receive T-shirta. Awards will be given to overall male and female winners and masters male and female winners along with top three male and female finishers in 10-year age categories 9 and under to 80 and over as well as to the top three walkers.
The largest team will be honored with the Rehoboth Beach Public Library Cup. The Papa Grande’s Rehoboth Cup will go to the fastest team. The post-race party sponsored by Papa Grande’s Rehoboth includes a breakfast taco bar with eggs and Mexican fixings. Beer will also be available for participants age 21 and over.
Platinum sponsors are Jack Lingo Realtor, Papa Grande’s Rehoboth and Delmarva Public Radio. Gold sponsors are All Saints’ Parish Thrift Shop, Cape Gazette and Village Improvement Association, which was instrumental in starting the library in 1912.
Early registration for the Rehoboth Run-for-the-Books 5K is $25 until May 19; after that the cost is $30. For more information about sponsorship or to register online, go to www.races2run.com. Registration the day of the race will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the library breezeway.