Children’s Summer Reading Program
Are you hungry for a good time? You’re invited to join us on a summer-long picnic, filled with delicious books, yummy programs, and tasty prizes when you sign up for Reading is a Picnic, the Children’s Summer Reading Program.
The Nibbler Read-To-Me Club is for children who have not yet learned to read. Complete the activities on your picnic reading log to earn a free book.
The Ravenous Readers Club is for children through fifth grade who want to
“devour” their own books. Read 10 books, write the titles on your reading log,
and you’ll be rewarded with a free book. But don’t stop reading—enter the
X-Treme Readers Bonus. For each additional 5 books read, you can enter our
end-of-summer prize raffle to win coupons and prizes from local businesses.
During the summer, the library will host a wide range of free programs and activities for children and their families that encourage and support a love of reading.
- Have some Fun in the Sun with popular musician, David Howie.
- Walk the plank at our Ahoy, Matey! pirate bash.
- Bring your favorite teddy bear to a Teddy Bear’s Picnic.
- Join us outside on Cherry Alley for a Bubble Blast and Snazzy Sidewalk Chalk.
- Show your American spirit when you Gussy Up Your Bike for Independence Day.
- Churn butter when the Museum of the Grand Prairie comes for a hands-on Cooking Up History program.
- HISSSS! along with snakes and turtles when the Anita Purves Nature Center share their reptiles with us.
Registration for Reading is a Picnic and begins on Monday, May 21. For more information about the library’s summer reading programs, call Children’s Services (367-4069). For dates and times of library programs and events, visit the library’s e-calendar at urbanafreelibrary.org. Book prizes for the summer reading program are funded by the Friends of The Urbana Free Library.
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