Summer Reading 2020
June 26 – August 21, 2020
Let your imagination soar this summer at the Lansing Community Library! Our summer reading challenges encourages children and adults to read throughout the summer. Plus, each week you log your reading can earn you prizes! Other activities include weekly Take and Make Crafts for curbside pickup, and a fun logo design challenge!
Registration
This year participants can register and log their reading online. Register yourself and your family now, and begin logging your reading July 6.
If you are unable to register online, please contact katies@lansinglibrary.org. We are happy to work with you so you can still participate in the program!
After registering, pick up your registration packet with a paper reading log, an age-appropriate free book, and more at the Library. See our Curbside Pickup instructions to see what times you can pick up your packet. Continue to log your reading each week until August 21.
Reading Challenge
Register yourself or yourself and your children on our READsquared summer reading site. The READsquared site is where you will log in your reading throughout the summer. Depending on the program you choose, you will receive a small gift or a chance to win a gift card each week. Plus, all children will receive a coupon for a free ice cream cone at Scoops or Lakebreeze Ice Cream for logging their reading the first week.
Anything Counts!
- Read to yourself (Chapter books, picture books, graphic novels, audiobooks, e-books, even cereal boxes)
- Have someone read to you
- Read to your pet
- Watch online storytimes
Pre-Readers [Age 0-4]
- Every week you log at least 100 minutes for your child, you can pick up a small prize from the Library.
Children [Age 5-12]
- Every week you log at least 100 minutes, you are entered in a drawing to win a gift card! Gift cards will be emailed to winners each week.
Accelerated [Age 5-12]
- Every week you log at least 300 minutes, you are entered in a drawing to win a gift card! Gift cards will be emailed to winners each week.
Teen [Age 13-18]
- Every week you log at least 1 book, you are entered in a drawing to win a gift card! Gift cards will be emailed to winners each week.
Adult [Age 18+]
- Every week you log at least 1 book, you are entered in a drawing to win a gift card! Gift cards will be emailed to winners each week.
Take and Make Crafts
Each week from July 6 – August 22 we will have make and take crafts available for patrons to pick up. Please sign up using our online form or by calling 607-533-4939 by the Thursday of the previous week to pick up the next week’s craft. Feel free to sign up all at once, or fill out the form/call each week.
All kits will be packed at least 3 days prior to pick up and available via curbside pickup.
| Toddler-Early Elementary | Late Elementary-Middle School | SIGN UP BY | PICK UP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack and the Beanstalk Decorate a castle in the sky and then plant a magic bean seed to grow up to it. |
Jack and the Beanstalk Experiment with pointillism to decorate a terracotta pot, then plant a seed and watch it grow! |
Jul 2 | Jul 6-11 |
| Popsicle Stick Pig and Wolf Create your own pig and wolf characters so you can retell your own version of the Three Little Pigs! |
Fairy Tale Coloring Need new decor for your bedroom? Decorate this fun coloring-page poster in your style! |
Jul 9 | Jul 13-18 |
| Yarn-Wrapped Butterflies These fun and colorful butterflies will be fun to play with among summer flowers! |
Rainbow Wall Hanging Use yarn and cord to create a modern rainbow decoration. |
Jul 16 | Jul 20-25 |
| Salt-Painting Unicorn Use watercolors to decorate a unicorn you create with salt and glue. |
Scratch-Art Greek Vase Draw, color and paint a Greek-style vase. Then scratch into the paint to create your design! |
Jul 23 | Jul 27-31 |
| Dragon puppet Create a dragon puppet that breathes fire! |
Dragon-Eye Origami Look Smaug, Toothless, or your favorite dragon in the eye with this intense dragon-eye craft. |
Jul 30 | Aug 3-8 |
| Cookie Decoration Kit Make your art and eat it too with this DIY cookie decorating kit. |
Cookie Decoration Kit Make your art and eat it too with this DIY cookie decorating kit. |
Aug 6 | Aug 10-15 |
| Mystery Grab Bag A surprise kit that could include either a craft from storytimes past, one of the take and make kits from earlier in the summer, or fun supplies to make your own creation! |
Mystery Grab Bag A surprise kit that could include either a craft from storytimes past, one of the take and make kits from earlier in the summer, or fun supplies to make your own creation! |
Aug 13 | Aug 17-22 |
Logo Design Contest
Design a logo about summer reading for the Library!
What does summer reading mean to you? Is it relaxing in a hammock with a good book? Getting caught up in an adventure? Challenging yourself to read something new or different?
We invite children in the Lansing community to design an illustration expressing how reading in the summer makes their life better.
One illustration will be chosen to be featured in Lansing Library promotions over the next year!
Submission Guidelines:
- Anyone ages 0-18 is eligible.
- Use any 8.5 x 11 piece of white paper
- Draw in dark pencil or ink. No color please.
- Email image of illustration to katies@lansinglibrary.org (jpg, pdf, or png format) by August 14. Please include name, age, and grade of artist, as well as an email address or phone number on entries.
All entries will be included our end of summer virtual gallery. One will be chosen to feature in Library promotions for the next year.