Universe of Stories!

 June 28 - August 16

Sign up for this year's Summer Reading Program for Children in Grades Pre-K through 4th Grade

WHO?

• Pre-readers participate by having books read to them.
• Readers in Pre-K through 4thgrade.

WHEN?

Sign Up:         Begins June 3 

Kick-Off:         Friday, June 28 at 11:00 am or 1:00 pm, your choice, to see Aliens: Escape from Earth

Reporting:     June 28 through August 16

 HOW? (Choose one)

1. In person: at the Main Library in Pleasantville or the Branch Library in Valhalla.
2. By phone:  (914) 769-0548 x602 (Main Library) or (914) 741-0276 (Branch Library).
3. Online: Register here  starting June 3rd

Kick-Off Program (June 28) Main Library: 

There will be two shows and sign up is required:

Click here to register for the 11:00 am show

Click here to register for the 1:00 pm show. 

How it Works

At Home: Read and color a circle for every 15 minutes read

At the Library: Choose when you want to receive prizes. You can choose to wait until you have many hours and receive a bigger prize

• 2 hours = prize
• 5 hours = prize
• 10 hours = prize
• 20 hours = prize

If you complete a reading log, stop by the library and a librarian will add a new sheet to your reading log.

At the end of the program drop off your reading log at the library.

We will total up all the minutes you have read and one participant in each grade (Pre-K - 4) will receive a grand prize.

Other exciting events this summer include:

• Back to the Moon (Wed. July 10)
• A Universe of Stories, A Universe of Songs (Wed. July 17)
• Insects Rock (Wed. July 24)
• Summer Celebration (Thurs. July 25)
• Astronauts are People Too (Wed. July 31)
• Puppets Show: Little Red Riding Hood (Wed. August 7)

ALSO FEATURING  BEDTIME MATH: SUMMER OF NUMBERS

Reading Resources:

Overdrive - Borrow and download ebooks and audiobooks

Comics Plus - Borrow and download comic books using your library card number

TumbleBooks - An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources

Biblioteca Tumblebooks - son libros animados, con ilustraciones que hablan, para enseñar a losniños los placeres de la lectura en un formato que les encantará.

Summer Reading Lists - recommendations from the local schools.

We would like to thank the Valhalla Lions Club and the Jacob Burns Film Center for their generous donations of gift cards! We would also like to thank the Village Bookstore and the Friends of the Mount Pleasant Library for their donations of books for our giveaways!