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The Louisville Free Public Library’s annual 10-week Summer Reading Program, presented by the Library Foundation, encourages children and teens to read for fun over the summer and helps them avoid summer learning loss. Summer Reading runs June 1 – August 3 and is FREE to all area youth, newborn through 12th grade.
LFPL’s Summer Reading Program runs through August 3rd and is FREE to all area youth. View a complete list of Summer Reading Activities.
How to participate and what are the prizes?
To complete the program:
- School-aged children (Kindergarten to 5th grade) read 10 books.
- Preschool aged and younger children (newborn to Pre-Kindergarten) read, or have read to them 20 books.
- Teens (6 to 12th grade) read 6 books.
Once you read the required number of book and logged them online or on a Summer Reading form, stop by any public library location by August 3 to receive these great prizes:
- An Alien Pencil pouch (newborn – 5th grade) or an organizer pouch (6th-12th grades)
- Passes to:
- Fazoli’s Lemon Ice
- Ehrler’s Ice Cream
All kids who complete summer reading will also be entered to win grand prizes from Carmichael's Bookstore, Heartland Music, Kentucky Kingdom, Kentucky Science Center, KMAC, Little Loomhouse, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Texas Roadhouse, and YMCA. Drawing take place at the end of Summer Reading.
Teen Summer Reading Challenge
Teens ages 12-19 only need to read 6 books to complete Summer Reading. Read and log your books between June 1 – August 3rd to earn your organizer pouch, along with sweet treats and passes to area attractions.
All teens who complete summer reading will also have a chance to win a Nintendo Switch or Shokz Bone Conduction Sport Headphones in the teens only Grand Prize Drawing.
Babies, toddlers, and preschool-aged children are also eligible for the Summer Reading Program. Preschool-age children and younger need to read (or have read to them) 20 books to complete the Summer Reading program. Reading to preschool-aged children builds vocabulary, language skills, and helps prepare them with the skills they need for kindergarten.
These books also count towards the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge, a Library program that encourages all families and caregivers to read at least 1,000 books with their young children before they enter kindergarten. In as little as 15 minutes a day, families can build the skills for future school and life success.