TAG: Summer reading
Summer Reading Challenge: Track Your Reading for Rewards & Prize Drawings
Posted in News on May 28, 2026 at 4:00 am
Dig into a summer of reading and discovery! This year’s dinosaur-themed challenge invites readers of all ages to explore new worlds, uncover hidden gems, and track their reading online with Beanstack. This online reading challenge is for everyone—adults, families, teens, kids, and even babies. Log your reading, earn digital badges, and complete […]
Tags: adults, family, kids, parents, reading, reading challenge, Summer reading, teens
Unearth a Story at the Library with Fun Summer Reading Events & Activities
Posted in News on May 26, 2026 at 6:00 am
Summer Reading is all about exploration and discovery as you "Unearth a Story" at the library. Check out these fun events and activities for kids and families, tweens, and teens. […]
Tags: kids, parents, Summer reading, teens, tweens
Confession of a librarian mom: Reading and summer slide
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids, Parents and Teachers on June 5, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley Last summer my family was busy with summer activities: camps, road trips, and camping vacations. We planned highly educational and enriching activities for our youngest daughter, but we did not make reading a high priority. When she started school in the fall, her teacher told me that she had definitely lost ground […]
Tags: online reading, online summer reading, reading, reading buddies, reading buddy, summer learning loss, Summer reading, summer reading buddies, summer reading buddy, summer slide
Q&A with Magician Jeff Evans: magic and the Secrets of Wizards
Posted in kids, News, Parents and Teachers on May 25, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Erin Dodge Summer is a fantastical time at the library—a time to build reading muscles with imaginative and real life stories found on the bookshelves. Summer is also the time when kids and families can see, hear, and interact with magicians, musicians, puppets, and more. These summer programs are geared towards kids entering kindergarten […]
Tags: coin trick, improv, magic, magic show, magic tricks, magician, performer, Science Magic, Secret of Wizards, summer program, Summer reading
