Summer Reading Program

is about getting everyone to read more and learn more while school is out for the summer.  To that end, we work to provide quality literature, fun activities, and (with the help of our sponsors) prizes to help motivate participants.  For summer 2023, we'll be breaking down the age groups as follows:

PreK (birth- starting kindergarten in the fall)

  • linked with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program (continuous, year-round), with prizes every 100 books read to them by parents/caregivers-- reading logs available at the circulation desk
  • activities geared toward their age group, primarily on Wednesday and Friday mornings

Elementary (enrolled in K-5 during the 2022-2023 school year)

  • reading tracked by 15-minute increments on bookmarks, with prizes every 150 minutes they read or are read to by parents/caregivers-- reading log bookmarks available at the circulation desk
  • activities geared toward their age group daily

Teens (enrolled in grades 6-12 during the 2022-2023 school year)

  • reading tracked by 15-minute increments on bookmarks, with prizes every 150 minutes they read-- reading log bookmarks available at the circulation desk
  • activities geared toward their age group, primarily on Wednesdays at 11am

Adults (18+)

  • reading challenges tracked on a bingo board, with an entry to win one of the adult prizes (theater and other event tickets) for each bingo
  • a few activities for adults spread over the summer

THIS YEAR WE WILL BE ASKING THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS (except PreK) HAVE A LIBRARY CARD ACCOUNT.

(see https://www.siouxrapids.lib.ia.us/library-card/library-card for more details)

Sign up here:https://forms.gle/oKfSD7QZnPEgKXQSA