Sign up for Summer Reading – Coming June 1!
Check out our Summer Events Catalog (PDF)
Kids age 5-12 can become a Mayor’s Reading Champion!
Summer Reading suggestions from the Children’s Department
Summer Reading suggestions from the Teen Department
Summer Reading Programs
Children’s Summer Reading has two programs:
Read To Me (Birth – Age 8)
Young children are invited to read, write, sing, talk, and play this summer with monthly prizes and activities for reading. Children who participate will receive an invitation to a special party in the fall to celebrate their summer accomplishments!
Independent Readers (Ages 5 – 12)
Readers are invited to join the Library’s summer program, Read, Renew, Repeat. Read 8 books to complete the summer challenge and become a Mayor’s Summer Reading Champion with an ice cream party in August! Readers can also stop by the Library for monthly prizes and play the spin-the-wheel challenge.
Teen Summer Reading
Join our 2024 teen summer reading challenge, Read, Renew, Repeat, for a chance to win prizes! Participation is easy:
1) Sign up for Teen Summer Reading.
2) Log your reading time from 6/1 to 8/10. Earn 1 virtual “ticket” for every 30 minutes of time spent reading (or listening!) to a book, comic, magazine, etc.
3) More tickets = more chances to win. One winner will be randomly selected each week to win mystery prize packs; one Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected to win a $25 gift card on August 10th.
Adult Summer Reading
Join our 2024 adult summer reading challenge, Read, Renew, Repeat, by logging the books you’re reading & listening to. Each title you log will be entered into our August gift card prize drawings. To get started:
1) Sign up for Adult Summer Reading.
2) If you prefer not to create an account, call (203-385-4164), email (slaask@stratfordlibrary.org), or DM us on social media to share your summer reading titles.
Include your full name, phone/email address and the title of the book or audiobook.
3) Prize winners will be contacted after 8/10.
Looking for reading recommendations? You can get a custom recommendation from our librarians! Build Your Own Book Bundle and we’ll suggest 3-5 books. You can also browse book lists in our catalog.