The 2020 Summer Reading Program is going digital!

Pre-Reader Challenges

• Sing the ABC song.
• Find every letter of the alphabet on signs outside.
• Draw a picture of a fairytale castle.
• Read outside.
• Read a book that starts with the first letter
  of your name.
• Watch and read along with a story on BookFlix.
• Build a castle with blocks or recycled items.
• Tell a story starting with "Once upon a time..."
• Read a fairytale and watch a movie made
  about that fairytale.
• Sign up for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program or complete one log sheet.
• Dance to your favorite song.
• Find a book with your favorite color on the cover.
• Read along with a book on OverDrive.
• Read a new book every day for a week.
• Write letters outside in the dirt or sand.
• Count all the animals on a page of a picture book.

En español

Elementary Challenges

• Recommend your favorite book to a friend
  or family member.
• Read a book with diverse characters.
• Read a fiction and nonfiction book about your favorite animal.
• Listen to an audiobook.
• Read a book outside.
• Write your own fairytale.
• Read a book about a place you want to visit.
• Draw a picture of your favorite character from a book.
• Read a book that was made into a movie,
  then watch the movie.
• Read a book about another culture, then use Mango Languages to learn some of that culture’s words.
• Read a biography or autobiography.
• Read a chapter book in one day.
• Watch three stories on Kanopy Kids.
• Read a new book every day for five days.
• Build a blanket fort and read a book inside of it.
• Check out a cookbook and make one of the recipes.

En español

Teen Challenges

• Read a genre you've never read.
• Recommend your favorite book to a friend
  or family member.
• Read a book recommended to you.
• Explore recommended reads for teens on
  NoveList Plus.
• Send an email to a favorite author.
• Read a book, then watch the movie.
• Check out a cookbook and make one of the recipes.
• Check out a DIY book and make something from it.
• Listen to an audiobook.
• Read a book about the state or country where
  you were born.
• Read a chapter aloud to a friend or family member.
• Read a modern retelling of a classic fairytale.
• Read a book written by an author younger than 25.
• Read a book that takes place somewhere
  you’d like to visit.
• Read a biography or autobiography.
• Read a book recommended by a librarian.

En español

Adult Challenges

• Re-read a book from your childhood.
• Take a class through Lynda.com.
• Download and read a magazine through RBDigital.
• Read a book, then watch the movie.
• Read a book written by a local author.
• Send a message to your favorite author.
• Read a biography or autobiography.
• Listen to an audiobook.
• Check out a cookbook and make one of the recipes.
• Read a nonfiction book about a hobby that
  interests you.
• Read a book set in a place you’d like to visit.
• Watch a movie on Kanopy.
• Read a book outside.
• Read a graphic novel.
• Read a book that took place in the state or country where you were born.
• Read a book recommended by a librarian.

En español