Completing the Summer Reading Challenge is easy AND fun!
The theme this year is, “One City, Many Stories” which highlights the beautiful diversity of our city; you can visit each library branch this summer for a different activity about diversity!
Help your child register for the Summer Reading Challenge here today! (Scroll down on the Library's webpage to the registration forms available in several languages.)
Register by clicking here
Collect a game board from your local library or online.
Complete activities on the game board
Read at least 20 minutes a day. Share your favorite books online using
#HartfordSummerReading!Log your reading on your game board or online
Attend additional summer reading kickoff events at local library branches!
Visit each of our library locations this summer to complete a weekly activity on a different diversity topic! If you can't make it in person for whatever reason, they can be printed and complete at home.
Downtown Library: Ethnicities
Albany Library: LGBTQ+ Community
Park Street Library @ the Lyric: Careers
Boundless Library @ Rawson: Nuerodiversity
Ropkins Library: Transportation
Learn more and see the Summer Book Lists at our Summer Reading webpage or