Middletown youngsters this summer will dig for 15 separate pieces of green worm - with the full and enthusiastic approval of the local public library. The library staff in fact has set up a fish bowl, pond and worm chart to helo the boys and girls do their durty work. It's all part of the summer reading program set up by Miss Clara Pergram, children's librarian, for Middletown third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders. And the worm, as you might expect, is the scholarly, smiling bookworm. The plan which gets underway tomorrow, is simple. Each child who wants to register will walk past a sign that reads, "Fishing is Fun. Fish is brain food. Why not Fish in the Pool of Books?" and grab a chart from Miss Pergram or her assistant, Miss Jean Davis...

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