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 Imagine Your Story and Sign-up for Our 2020 Online Summer Reading Challenge
Our annual Summer Reading Challenge is here! From signing up to tracking your reading to enjoying virtual programs and events, this year the challenge is happening online. You can participate from the comfort of your own home now through August 8 – and you'll still have the chance to win great prizes at the end of the challenge.
Every 30 minutes you read or listen to a book, magazine, comic book, newspaper - all reading counts! - gets you an entry ticket into the prize drawing. The more you read, the greater your chances of winning! Attend virtual library programs for more chances to win!
Avoid the Summer Slide
Participating in the Online Summer Reading Challenge can help students avoid the "summer slide," the tendency to lose some of the achievement gains made during the previous school year. Reading for just 20 minutes a day helps kids and teens retain and enhance their reading skills.
Visit www.mdpls.org/summerreading to sign-up today and for more information.
Open to all ages.
Thank you to the Miami Marlins for supporting our 2020 Summer Reading Challenge. Be sure to check out their Summer Slugger Program for fun, baseball themed literacy and math games.
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Virtual Programs, Virtual Fun!
Enjoy a storytime with your kids, take a break with a five minute meditation, learn the ABCs in American Sign Language and enjoy special performances without leaving your home. Virtual programs are shared weekly on the Library's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts and YouTube channel. You can also find them on our online calendar of events. Each virtual program you attend gets you an entry ticket into the Summer Reading Challenge prize drawing.
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Online Homework Help & Tutoring Program
Parents can also help their children stay engaged and continue learning with the MDPLS Online Homework Help & Tutoring Program. Weekly 30‑minute summer virtual tutoring sessions are available by appointment from 10 a.m. ‑ 1 p.m. on Saturdays through August 22. Students grades K‑12 can get free tutoring in reading and math from certified teachers. For more information, visit www.mdpls.org/tutor.
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Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Free Grab & Go Meals at the Library
A healthy diet helps boost children's reading skills. Kids 18 and under can enjoy free, nutritious meals provided weekly by Sisters For Abundant Living while supplies last. Seven breakfasts and lunches for the week are available for pick up every Friday through August 14 on a first-come, first-served basis at 15 participating library locations. For more information, visit www.mdpls.org/summermeals.
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