Children's Summer Reading Program
Sign up starts June 16; Program ends August 16
- Visit any of our locations to sign up and pick up your summer reading program packet, including:
- A lined reading log OR a circle reading log
- A Summer Reading BINGO sheet
- Other signup goodies!
- Write down the titles of the books you read in a lined reading log, or color in the circles each time you read for 15 minutes in a circle reading log.
- Come back to the library each week to check in, and tell us about what you’re reading. For each week you check in, you get:
- A sticker
- A keychain tag
- One raffle entry
- You can get BINGO or Blackout on your Library Bingo Card for extra raffle entries.
- At the end of the summer, one lucky reader from each library location will win a grand prize raffle: a giant stuffed animal octopus!
Children's Summer Events
June 16-20 | June 22-28 | June 29 - July 5 | July 6-12 | July 13-19 | July 20-26 | July 27 - August 2 | August 3-9 | August 10-16
Week 0 • June 16-20
Saturday Morning Craft: Make Your Own Board Game
June 21 • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • West Branch
Week 1 • June 22-28
June 23 • 4:00 pm • West Branch
June 25 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
STEAM with Jessica Garrett: Squishy Circuits
June 26 • 3:00 pm • Central Library • Registration Required
June 26 • 6:00 pm • East Branch
June 27 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
Week 2 • June 29 - July 5
June 30 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • East Branch
June 30 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
Live Action Choose Your Own Adventure
June 30 • 6:30 pm • Central Library
STEAM with Jessica Garrett: Cartesian Divers
July 1 • 3:00 pm • East Branch • Registration Required
July 2 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
Week 3 • July 6-12
July 7 • 10:30 am • Central Library
CRAFTivity for Kids: Color Your Own Puzzle
July 7 • 3:00 pm • East Branch • Registration Required
STEAM with Jessica Garrett: Dry Ice!
July 8 • 4:00 - 5:30 pm • West Branch
July 9 • 11:00 am • West Branch
July 9 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
July 10 • 4:00 pm • Central Library
Lotería Fun Night for Families
July 10 • 6:00 pm • East Branch • Registration Required
July 11 • 10:30 am • East Branch
July 11 • 2:00 pm • Central Library
July 12 • 2:30 pm • Central Library
Week 4 • July 13-19
July 14 • All Day • West Branch
July 14 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • East Branch
July 15 • 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • East Branch
July 16 • All Day • Central Library
Kamishibai Japanese Paper Theater & Craft
July 16 • 11:00 am • East Branch
July 16 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
July 16 • 2:00 - 5:30 pm • Central Library
July 17 • All Day • East Branch
July 17 • 2:00 pm • East Branch
July 18 • 3:00 pm • West Branch • Registration Required
Saturday Morning Craft: Beaded Animals
July 19 • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • West Branch
Week 5 • July 20-26
Kamishibai Japanes Paper Theater & Craft
July 21 • 11:00 am • Central Library
July 21 • 6:00 pm • West Branch
July 22 • 11:00 am - 5:00 pm • East Branch
July 23 • 11:00 am • West Branch
July 23 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
July 24 • 3:00 - 5:00 pm • West Branch
July 26 • 10:00 am - 4:00 pm • Central Library
Week 6 • July 27 - August 2
CRAFTivity for Kids: Make a Marble Maze
July 28 • 3:00 pm • East Branch • Registration Required
Good Crafternoon: Beaded Animals
July 30 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
July 31 • 2:00 - 8:00 pm • East Branch
Week 7 • August 3-9
August 6 • 2:00 - 4:00 pm • West Branch
August 6 • 2:00 - 8:00 pm • West Branch
Family Movie on the Lawn: Super Mario Brothers
August 6 • 7:00 pm • Central Library
August 9 • 3:00 pm • Central Library
Week 8 • August 10-16
August 11 • 6:00 pm • Central Library
End of Summer Celebration: Popsicle Party
August 13 • 4:00 - 6:00 pm • West Branch
Saturday Morning Craft: Paper Circuits
August 16 • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm • West Branch
End of Summer Celebration: Let's Get Truckin'
August 20 • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm • East Branch
Questions about summer events for children at SPL? Contact Ellen: ejacobs@somervillema.gov (Central); Meghan: mforsell@somervillema.gov (East); or Alison: amitchell@somervillema.gov (West).