Summer Reading Program 2020 starts Monday, June 15th! Read stories for prizes until Monday, August 31st.
We're excited to introduce you to our new Summer Reading partner: Beanstack!
The Beanstack website and app (available through the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store) will let you register time spent reading wherever you are. (If you need help getting set up using Beanstack, please call us at 541-882-8894 or visit your local library. If you don't have internet access, we do have a few paper reading passports available.)
You can register the whole family through one account as well, so it's easy to keep up with everyone's reading and the prizes they've earned in one place.
Prizes for babies, children and teens
Let's talk prizes! Babies, children and teens in high school will win prizes as they accomplish three different tiers of reading achievement:
- Tier 1: an age-appropriate book
- Tier 2: a gift certificate for a family-friendly local business
- Tier 3: a Summer Reading 2020 t-shirt
Like previous Summer Reading events, babies and toddlers ages 0-5 will work their way through a variety of early-literacy activities, with the help of their favorite grownups; children in kindergarten through 6th grade will climb through the tiers in 30-minute increments of reading; teens in 7th through 12th grades will mark progress in increments of 1 hour spent reading.
Weekly Crafts
Each week, head to your local library for a free take-home craft kit celebrating fairy tales! (Available while supplies last.)
We're also posting assembly instructions on our YouTube page! See below:
- Week 1: June 15 - 21: Paper Plate Dragon
- Week 2: June 22 - 28: Jack and the Beanstalk
- Week 3: June 29 - July 5: "Once Upon a Time" Castle
- Week 4: July 6 - 12: Jester Hats
- Week 5: July 13 - 19: Magic Wands
- Week 6: July 20 - 26: Unicorn and Dragon Masks
- Week 7: July 27 - August 2: “Frog Prince" Fly Catcher
- Week 8: August 3 - 9: Royal Crowns
- Week 9: August 10 - 16: Mermaid Tails and Dragon Feet
- Week 10: August 17 - 23: Gnome Masks
- Week 11: August 24 - 31: Pipe Cleaner Fairies
Summer Meals
The downtown Klamath County Library, the South Suburban Branch Library, and our branches in Bly, Bonanza, Chiloquin, Keno, and Sprague River are offering summer meals at least once a week through our partnership with Integral Youth Services. Call the library or Integral Youth Services at 541-882-2053 for more details.