Summer Reading 2026
Summer Reading for all ages starts June 1st! Come by the library to get a free book to keep and to get started on a Summer Reading challenge. Learn more about Summer Reading by age:

For Adults
Read and submit book reviews throughout the summer to enter prize drawings.
For Youth
Babies, Kids, and Teens can get a Summer Reading tracker and challenge themselves to read over the summer. Reading includes being read to, reading to yourself or to someone else, listening to audiobooks, reading graphic novels, and even coming to library programs. Reading trackers will be available from June 1st-August 31st and can be turned in July 11-August 31st. Youth who complete their reading goal and return with it to the library to get a second free book to keep and enter to win prizes.
Events
- Monday, June 1: First Day of Summer Reading
- Saturday, June 6: Creature Teachers
- Tuesday, June 30: Bubble Party!
- Wednesday, July 1 – Sunday, July 12, Miniature Castle Contest (all ages)
- Thursday, July 2: Bilingual Storytime in the Park
- Tuesday, July 7: Hula Hoop Harvest: Plant a Skill, Grow!
- Thursday, July 9: Bilingual Storytime in the Park
- Saturday, July 11 to Monday, August 31: Reading logs can be turned in. Kids can get a second book to keep and enter a prize drawing.
- Tuesday, July 14: Andy Z, Musician
- Thursday, July 16: Bilingual Storytime in the Park
- Tuesday, July 21: Lee’s Association Lion Dance
- Tuesday, July 28: Pokémon Party!
- Thursday, July 23: Bilingual Storytime in the Park
- Sunday, August 31: Last day of Summer Reading
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