Summer Reading Club

The summer reading club is a resource for children and students of all ages to read for pleasure and is the antidote to summer learning loss. The Library provides encouragement and support in voluntary, no stress, self-selected reading to foster a love of reading, to build reading skills, to encourage children to become lifelong Library users, and to prepare students for a successful school year.

Children starting at birth and students up through twelfth grade may participate in the summer reading club. Keep your reading skills sharp or develop early literacy skills while earning stamps and collecting a reward at completion. Sign up at the Main Library or the Madison Branch.

Lakewood Public Library Summer Reading Club 2018
Registration is required unless noted. Register online at lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/youth or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 140.

Libraries Rock!: For All Children Up to Those Entering Fifth Grade
Monday, May 14, 2018 through Monday, August 6, 2018
Main Library Children’s and Youth Services and the Madison Branch
Join our Summer Reading Club and read thirty books, thirty chapters or for thirty hours over the summer. Visit the Reading Club desk once a week to collect stamps and tickets toward prize drawings. Receive a certificate, a nameplate and pick out a book to own when you finish. 

This Party Rocks!: For Students Entering Sixth through Twelfth Grade
Monday, May 14, 2018 through Monday, August 6, 2018
Main Library Children’s and Youth Services and the Madison Branch
Add some fun to your summer reading requirements. Make your way through thirty books or read for thirty hours and earn prizes along the way. Pick out a book to own when you finish. Stop by the Reading Club desk to sign up or learn more.
Musical Instrument Scavenger Hunt

Monday, May 14, 2018 through Monday, August 6, 2018
Main Library Children’s and Youth Services
Children are invited to participate in a “Libraries Rock!” scavenger hunt by looking for pictures of musical instruments, such as saxophones, guitars and drums, placed throughout the children’s area of the Library. Enter your completed scavenger hunt sheet in a drawing for a prize. No registration is required.

Make a Musical Instrument:  For You and Your 4 to 10 Year Old Child
Help us kick off the Summer Reading Club by making your own musical instrument. The Library will rock when you complete your creation and play your instrument with fellow creators! Children under 8 should be assisted by an adult.
Drums:
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Madison Branch Auditorium
Guitars:
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Main Library Multipurpose Room

Beck Center Sing-along: For You and Your 2 to 7 Year Old Child
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Join Ed Gallagher and his guitar to sing, dance and clap along to favorite children tunes. No registration is required.

Libraries Rock! Crafts: For Students Entering Kindergarten through Fifth Grade and Their Adult
Mondays through Thursdays, June 11, 2018 to July 26, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Main Library Activity Room
Drop in for a different craft each week and bring an adult for handmade fun. No registration is required.

Afternoon at the Movies: For the Whole Family
Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.
Main Library Auditorium
Beat the summer heat with the whole family by taking in a movie on our big, beautiful screen. We’ll see you there! No registration is required.

June 12, 2018             Trolls
June 19, 2018             Tangled
June 26, 2018             The Little Mermaid
July 3, 2018                Leap
July 10, 2018              The Good Dinosaur
July 17, 2018              Sing 

Libraries Rock! Summer Reading Party: For All Children Up to Those Entering Fifth Grade
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Madison Park Pavilion
Celebrate the end of a great summer of reading with games and activities. Summer Reading Club members who bring their completed reading record will participate in an extra fun activity!

This Party Rocks! For Students Entering Sixth through Twelfth Grade
Friday, August 10, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Main Library Multipurpose Room
Teens join us to celebrate your completion of Summer Reading Club. This year we’ll have fun with music. Play games and enter challenges to win prizes. Dress as your favorite musician and win a prize. Round out the afternoon with a karaoke battle.