Summer Reading Program 2023

June 1 -- June 30, 2023

IMPORTANT DATES:

May 22, 2023…………………………….……. Online Registration starts

May 30, 2023………………………….….. In-Person Registration

June 3, 2023 @ 10 a.m………………………………………………Summer Reading Kick-Off Party

July 3, 2023…………………………………………………………….. Book logs due

July 22, 2023 @ 10 a.m…………………………………………… Awards Party

Special performances will be held at 2:30 on Wednesdays in June

June 7 – Sonny the Birdman (TREST CENTER – NEXT TO LIBRARY)

June 14– John the Magician (TREST CENTER – NEXT TO LIBRARY)

June 21 – Art Museum of Southeast Texas (Art to Go) (TREST CENTER – NEXT TO LIBRARY)

June 28 – Snake Experience (TREST CENTER – NEXT TO LIBRARY)

To download a copy of the book log click here.

0-8 yrs. old: 10 books = certificate; 20 books = custom t-shirt

9 yrs. old – up: 500 pages = certificate; 1,000 pages = custom t-shirt

Why Summer Reading?

Multiple studies have consistently shown that reading during the summer months prevents the phenomenon known as “summer reading loss”. This is important because summer reading loss is cumulative. Children who fall behind their peers over the summer don’t “catch up” to the other kids in the fall because the other children are progressing with their skills. By the end of the 6th grade, children who lose reading skills over the summer are two years behind their classmates.  Participation in a summer reading program can often be just the thing that helps a child develop a lifelong habit of reading.