Summer Reading 2024
Summer Reading 2024
Summer Reading is for everyone!
Why Summer Reading?
Studies have shown that Summer Reading for Kids and Teens:
- Advances literacy and academic performance by engaging children and teens in reading and reading-related activities during the summer months.
- Helps children and teens retain information learned during the school year and develop critical thinking skills.
- Helps improve comprehension, memory skills and vocabulary.
- Fosters a love of reading through library programs and services.
- Increases successful reading experiences through librarian-supported, self-selected, voluntary reading.
- Involves parents and all family members in the library summer reading experience.
- Improves children’s access to library materials and activities, which will encourage them to become lifelong readers and library users.
- Fosters the exploration of new interests based on exposure to various activities in books
- It’s fun and you can win prizes!
And those same studies show that Summer Reading for Adults:
- Displays the importance of reading, by example, for children and teens in the family
- Advances adult literacy
- Increases successful reading experiences through librarian-supported, self-selected, voluntary reading.
- Helps maintain healthy function for the aging brain
- It’s fun and you can win a prize!
Kids and teens, 0-18, can read and win prizes. Stop by the library between June 15th and August 10th to sign up for Summer Reading. Get a reading log for your age group and start keeping track of your reading and activity time. You’ll receive prizes for completing different levels on your log, and you’ll get virtual tickets for a prize drawing, too. After you finish your log, you can keep reading and do the Fort Bragg Library Spinner Challenge, where you can win more prize tickets. Winners of the prize drawing will be announced by August 13th. Adults can read and win a prize, as well.
Summer Reading at Fort Bragg Library…
Fort Bragg Library is participating in the READ, RENEW, REPEAT! iRead Summer Reading program this year, from June 15th through August 10th. During this time, we’ll have special events, story times and themed crafts. Participants can record their reading and activities on provided logs then turn them in for prizes.
How can we participate in Summer Reading?
You can participate by signing-up at the library or signing-up using our Beanstack Reading app. Sign-ups begin Saturday, June 15 and continue throughout the summer. (**Sorry, Beanstack users are not eligible for first-to-sign-up prizes. You must come in person on Kick-Off day to be eligible)
Going to be out of town and can’t make it to the library to sign yourself or your kids up for summer reading?
Not to worry! You can print the age appropriate reading log by clicking on the button below, keep track of your reading time and activities, then, when you’re back in town, come in, sign-up, present your log and collect your prizes!
Printable Kids Summer Reading Log registro imprimible de lectura de verano para niños
Printable Teen & Adult Summer Reading Log
Besides reading, what else goes on during Summer Reading?
Not only do we like to encourage everyone to read during the summer but summers are full of activities. And many of those can be found at the library!
Check out our Summer Reading Activity schedule:
Summer Reading 2024 Brochure Folleto de Lectura de Verano 2024JUNE EVENTS
- Friday, June 14, 2 p.m.—Summer Reading Preview. See a special show the day before Summer Reading officially starts! Award-winning Magical Nathaniel makes a very welcome return to our library, with his high-energy magic show that includes audience volunteers.
- Saturday, June 15—Summer Reading Kick-off. Be one of the first people to sign up for the Summer Reading game and get special prizes.
- Saturday, June 22, 2-3 p.m.—Animal Habitat Game. Kids 3 and up will match pictures of animals to their habitats. Win stickers!
- Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m.—Sinister Science. Shirley Knott and Professor Shirley Seau will show kids 5 and up how to make snakes… fire snakes!
JULY EVENTS
- Friday, July 5, 10:30 a.m.—Jack Spareribs. Juggling! Ventriloquism! Magic! Comedy! And of course…Piracy!
- Saturday, July 13, 2-3 p.m.—Aquicorn Cove Game. Play a giant version of the cooperative board game, where a village tries to survive while taking care of their aquatic ecosystem. You’ll have the help of the Aquicorns, kind and magical sea creatures. Recommended for ages eight and up.
- Saturday, July 20, 10 a.m.—Nature Walk Storytime. Meet the “hike leaders” at the library and head over to Otis R. Johnson Park for a storytime about habitats. Then families can either explore the park or follow the trail back to the library for a “conservation” Kids Craft.
- Saturday, July 27, 2 p.m.—Nature Joe. Joe brings his popular Critter Cart, with real wild animals, back to our library!
- Wednesday, July 31, 2-3 p.m.—Harry Potter Go Fish. Play a game where you try to get pairs of cards featuring Harry and his magical world. For ages three and up.
AUGUST EVENTS
- Wednesday, August 7, 2-3 p.m.—Build-a-Robot. Kids 8 to 12 will make Doodling Robots which can create works of art. Space is limited so please sign up in advance.
- Saturday, August 10, 2 p.m.—Chicken Lips. Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with a high-energy explosion of music, dancing and laughter, for kids of all ages!
SUMMER ART
Ages 2 to 17, create visual art that fits the “Read, Renew, Repeat” theme, whether it’s 3D sculpture made from recycled items, or 2D art that’s about conservation. Pick up an entry form at the Check-Out Desk, then turn it in with your artwork by Friday, August 9th.
REGULAR EVENTS
- Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays (except June 15th and July 5th).
- Kids Craft at 11 to 12 on these Saturday mornings: July 6th, July 20th, and August 3rd.
Need help deciding what to read?
Recommendations for kids:
- Birth – Preschool
- K – 2nd Grade
- 3rd – 5th Grade
- 6th – 8th Grade
- iREAD Kids List
- 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Favorites
Teen recommendations:
Adult recommendations:
