Local libraries and bookstores have great summer reading programs. Get freebies, enjoy special events, and more just for participating!
UPDATES FOR 2017 ARE COMING IN!! KEEP CHECKING BACK!
Lexington Public Library
Download your summer reading log NOW! Summer reading fun runs through August 1st. You can find all the summer reading events ONLINE as well!
CLICK HERE for Lexington Public Library Summer Events (Register early for the LIVE Animal Show, LIVE Music Show, How to Draw Comics Workshop and other special events)
Kick-off Parties
Welcome summer by picking up your Discover Summer challenge, meeting nearly a dozen Honey Hill Petting Zoo critters, and enjoying hands-on fun. Incoming kindergarteners are V.I.P.s and will enjoy special Countdown to Kindergarten activities! For all kids.
- June 1, 10am-Noon, Northside Branch
- June 1, 2-4pm, Eastside Branch
- June 2, 10am-Noon, Tates Creek Branch
- June 2, 2-4pm, Beaumont Branch
- June 3, 10am-Noon, Central Library
- June 5, 2-4pm, Village Branch
Wrap Up Parties
It’s YOUR pick! Kids are voting to pick the Wrap Up Party for their branch! Come join us for the fun and celebrate the end of summer.
- July 24, 2pm, Village Branch
- July 25, 2pm, Eastside Branch
- July 26, 10am, Central Library
- July 27, 2pm, Northside Branch
- July 27, 2pm, Tates Creek Branch
- July 28, 2pm, Beaumont Branch
Jessamine County
Scott County Public Library
Clark County Public Library
Bourbon County Public Library
Paul Sawyier Library Frankfort
Madison County Public Library
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Half Price Books
BIGGEST STORYTIME OF THE SUMMER – (Held at BOTH Half Price Books locations)
8TH GRADE & UNDER
This June and July, read 15 minutes a day. (Grown-ups may read aloud to kids who are still learning.) Use their special reading log, add up your minutes and have your parent or guardian initial each week. Once you’ve reached 300 or more minutes, bring your log to your local HPB to claim your Bookworm Bucks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Read one of HPB’s recommended titles for teens, then write a short review. Skip the reading log and go to HPB.com to learn how to claim your Bookworm Bucks.
Barnes and Noble
The Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program is here to help you on your way, encouraging you to read books of your own choosing and earn a FREE book, simply by following these three easy steps:
1. Read any eight books this summer and record them in your Summer Reading Journal (English or Español). Tell us which part of the book is your favorite, and why.
2. Bring your completed journal to a Barnes & Noble store between May 16th and September 5th, 2017. Find a Store
3. Choose your FREE reading adventure from the book list featured on the back of the journal.
Educators: Download more information here (PDF)
Scholastic Summer Reading
Sign up online. Log your minutes for online incentives. Many area schools participate. Veterans Park Elementary has won the Kentucky Summer Reading Challenge for the past couple of years. Sign up your school! Log minutes starting May 8th!
Pizza Hut Book It Summer Reading (Tips, downloads, reading lists. etc.)
Chuck E Cheese Reading Rewards
Complete the reading log for 10 free tokens
