Summer Reading Program
2024 Summer Reading Program

The 2024 Summer Reading Program includes a free book, a Reading Challenge to earn a free T-shirt, chances to win awesome grand prizes, activities to encourage you to read, and free events for all ages!

Summer Reading Challenge

ANYONE – FROM BABIES TO GROWN-UPS – CAN PLAY! JUST READ OR BE READ TO!

  • Beginning June 1, sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge.

  • Beginning June 1, kids and teens can stop by any NOLS branch to pick up a free book. Adults can stop by their branch for a coupon good for one free book from their local Friends of the Library group.

  • Set a reading goal! Decide how long you’d like to read each day.

  • Beginning June 14, keep track of each day you read, listen, or are read to, using the online tracker in Beanstack. You can also pick up a tracking sheet at the library, if you like to track on paper, too.

  • Read, listen, or be read to for 30 days to earn a special Summer Reading Challenge T-shirt with a custom design by local artist Daria Hunt, and be entered into the Grand Prize Drawing!

  • Read, listen, or be read to for 60 days to receive a second entry into the Grand Prize Drawing.

  • All reading must be completed and tracked online or submitted to your NOLS branch by Saturday, August 24, 2024.

  • Grand Prize Drawings will happen at each branch on August 27, 2024. Winners will be notified and a list will be posted on this webpage.

The Summer Reading Lists are full of book titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer. Each list is available here to download for free. Titles on the 2024 Summer Reading Lists were compiled and annotated by members of ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee.

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ALSC Summer Reading Lists
ALSC Summer Reading Lists
ALSC Summer Reading Lists
ALSC Summer Reading Lists

Library Catalog

Library Catalog SRP
Select your summer reads today! Browse the catalog, see what’s new, or view reading lists with staff picks.

Reading Resources

Reading Resources SRP
Find your next e-book, audiobook, digital magazine and more—or get a personalized reading list!

Free Summer Events

Have fun at Summer Reading Program events for kids and families, teens and adults all summer long!

The Summer Reading Program is generously supported by the local Friends of the Library groups.