Library summer reading program ideas

Reading Colors Your World Let reading Color Your World this summer during the 2021 Summer Reading Program! All ages are encouraged to sign up for this challenge. Be creative, try new things, explore art, and find beauty in your world through virtual (both live and pre-recorded) and outdoor events, guided reading lists, and monthly challenges. Design your own challenge and fit reading into your summer schedule. Complete a combination of reading, activities, and events to earn prizes!

Want to have some fun with your summer reading? Join the best Summer Reading Challenge and read through the rainbow this summer!

Here are 27 library activities for kids that will give you different ways of engaging them at the library and help to grow a love of reading.

Resources for keeping kids reading all summer long.

As a busy mom, you can't always get your kids to a summer reading program. Create your own at home! I'll tell you how and give you a FREE packet to get started.

Keep those kiddos reading this summer with this FREE printable Summer Reading Bingo. Your kiddos will love these fun activities!

Each year, practically every public library across the United States runs a summer reading program for children. Age ranges vary, but the typical audience is school age children. The reason is that…

The Library Adventure uses affiliate links, see our policies for more information.Kids ages 8 to 12 are often too busy with scheduled activities of their own to make it to library programs in the afternoons or evenings. For librarians who wish to increase attendance at programs for this age group, this can be very frustrating, […]

The Summer Reading Program at the Wichita Falls Public Library in Wichita Falls, TX came to a close at the end of July. This summer, we were fortunate to be the recipients of the ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant, which enabled the library to provide quality programs to youth of all ages in our community. Our theme this summer was Get a Clue…at the Library, and many of our programs involved a mystery aspect. Some of our mystery-themed programs included: Murder Mystery Night: Our original…