Summer reading

Reading keeps your mind active, and students who do not engage in educational activities over the summer can lose retention of up to 2 months or roughly 22% of what they learned during their school year. This phenomenon is called the “Summer Slide.” Because of this slide, many teachers devote up to a month re-teaching material learned in the previous school year, resulting in a lost month that could have been spent teaching the students new information and skills.

The Summer Reading Program typically runs for six weeks during the summer, starting the first week in June after school has ended, and finishing after the end of the first week in August. Participants can sign up at any time during the summer. Incentives are given for signing up during the first week of the summer. The library will offer weekly programs including STREAMMtime (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math, and Music), Storytime, Game Day (featuring Pokémon card games), Book Café for middle schoolers and teens, and a Sunday Matinée. Participants are encouraged to track their reading and earn book prizes (for most age groups). At the end of the summer, participants that have completed the expected reading are entered into drawings for a grand prize in their age group.