Summer Reading Club
The summer reading club is a reading program for children and students from birth through twelfth grade that promotes children reading at their own pace and choosing their own reading materials.
Throughout the program, the Library provides encouragement and support to both parents and students to foster a love of reading, build reading skills and encourage children to read for pleasure and become lifelong library users.
Our summer reading club is the perfect antidote to summer learning loss and is a great way for students to prepare for a successful school year ahead by developing early literacy skills and keeping reading skills sharp all summer.
Sign Up and Check In
Sign up at the Main Library or Madison Branch
Children from birth through entering fifth grade – are required to read one book, one chapter or read for one hour and log the title or title and chapter number in the reading log. Then, once a week, after completing five, check in at the Main Library or Madison Branch and get a sticker for the reading log along with a ticket to be entered into a weekly prize drawing. Once the 30th book, chapter or hour is reached, receive a final reward and a ticket to be entered into the grand prize raffle.
Students in sixth through twelfth grade – are required to read for one hour and log the title in the reading log. Complete 10 hours of reading and, once every two weeks, check in at the Main Library or Madison Branch to receive a reward and two tickets to be entered into a weekly prize drawing. Once the 30th hour of reading is reached, receive a final reward and a ticket to be entered into the grand prize raffle.
Celebrate!
Children from birth through entering fifth grade – are encouraged to attend the Summer Reading Club party, held in August at the Madison Park Pavilion. This is a great way to celebrate the end of a great summer of reading, complete with games, activities and more. No registration is required.
Students in sixth through twelfth grade – are encouraged to sign up to attend the Summer Reading Club party, held in August at the Main Library in the Multipurpose Room. Celebrate the end of summer with games and activities for teens only.