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3 days ago · Promote your summer reading events all month long with this customizable calendar. Choose from two monthly designs and use the optional back page to include more information like program descriptions, registration instructions and more.
ULC and NSLA identified three primary models that illustrate how libraries are expanding traditional summer reading programs to include diverse summer learning activities. These models are titled “Summer Reading PLUS,” “Skill-based Drop-in Learning Activities” and “Focused Enrollment Programs.”
reading of any kind: books, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more! Summer Reading is free and for all ages. Do fun, reading-related activities to earn more points to count towards your goals! Check with library staff for more ways to get involved. Registering for Summer Reading is easy. Just go to the link above and create an account.
- Go Where The Action Is
- It’S Full Steam Ahead!
- Bring on The Magic Shows, The Animals and The Special Guests
- Be Do-Gooders
- Focus on All The Literacies
- Make An Impact Through School
- Go to The Movies, Go Camping Or Have A Sleepover
My reading specialist and I created a good old-fashioned summer bookmobile for our students. If the kids couldn’t come to us, we would go to them! We loaded boxes of books in our own cars, took alo...One of our most exciting programs last summer was a partnership with the park. We had drop-in activities there every morning.I run a STEAM-themed Summer Reading Program. I plan a STEAM activity with a book tie-in. For example, we make slime and the book tie-in is Horrible Harry and the Green Slime.Our Messy Science program last year attracted a huge crowd of budding scientists who were eager to get messy! We met outside and wore clothes we didn’t mind getting dirty. Activities included melti...Our library divided the children into two groups. Each team was given a very large cardboard piece as their wall. Then they used cardboard rolls to make a marble maze on their wall. The team member...We did a cardboard arcade. Families made arcade games from cardboard and recycled items. They had to man the game and the library provided tickets, prizes and snacks. We had over 10 games, one bein...Last year’s SRP had the best attendance we’ve had in years. They loved Bat World and the chance to get up close to live bats. Animals and magic tricks are always a hit. The best was when our little...My summer reading kickoff party is always our biggest program of the year! The library is always hopping. Last year, we had the elementary school jazz band perform, and then a fantastic big games a...My summer reading program started with a First Day of Summer Party with food, games and lots of outdoor activities. I had guest story readers, like Batman. I also had fun and exciting crafts all su...My neighborhood public library has the best summer reading program. You can log your reading easily online and kids can earn prizes as they read. They also have fun events like a science show, a ma...Cary Library in Lexington created a series of events under the umbrella title “Summer of Kindness.” Our programs included making no-sew fleece blankets and drawing get-well cards for Boston Childre...
I held a Children’s Computer Literacy Class that met every week for two months. The kids were encouraged to work at their own pace but were also able to fill in gaps in their knowledge base. At the...
Dollar Days Book Sale: Sell unneeded books from the library for 25 cents. For $1.00, kids get four books to read — a huge hit at my school.I usually have a book talk with my third and fourth graders — never, ever giving away the ending —preferably a series, so they will want to run out to the public library to read the series!We had a summer reading drive-by one year. We packed three to four books in bags and handed them out to families that drove by the school at certain times each week. The next week they would come b...I gathered multiple copies of the same book from other libraries, used bookstores and thrift shops. During the last week of school, I invited my high school students to come get a copy to read over...One of our Wilmington Memorial Library favorites — it’s so hard to choose! — is our Drive-In Movie Night! Kids (ages 3 to 5, with the help of an adult as their “pit crew”) make and decorate cars ou...We offered Camp Read S’more as a welcome to incoming sixth graders. Camp is offered for four days from 9 to 12. During camp, we read a book aloud and students have time for individual reading. We e...We take the toy sleepover to a whole new level at our location! At the end of SRP, we have the toys sleep over for the weekend. The children have to fill out a permission slip with their toys, and...Please see below the flyer for important Summer Reading Program Information. The Summer Reading Program is more than just a fun activity. It's a platform that promotes the vital skill of literacy.
Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. Need something to do over the summer? READ! Visit your local library for exciting new books and things to do! Check out thier summer program page to learn about what they have to offer.
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Browse our summer reading resource library. Learn more about how to keep children reading and learning during the summer. You’ll also find articles, research and additional information about summer learning loss. Visit our Summer Reading section
