2023 Kids Summer Reading: Read & Bead Club
Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, August 25
Books and More Wait at Your Library
Things to do this summer:
- Enjoy the sun
- Eat ice cream
- Hike a trail
- Join the Summer Reading Club!
FAQ
Who can participate in Summer Reading?
Everyone! The Read & Bead Club is open to ages 3 to grade 12. Babies and toddlers not yet in Kindergarten can join 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Adults can join Pages and Prizes.
Everyone! The Read & Bead Club is open to ages 3 to grade 12. Babies and toddlers not yet in Kindergarten can join 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten. Adults can join Pages and Prizes.
How do I start?
Register online by visiting our Beanstack program (with a grown-up's permission) or visit the library.
Register online by visiting our Beanstack program (with a grown-up's permission) or visit the library.
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How do the beads work?
Kids read and record their minutes (or have a grown-up help them track time) then they visit the library to turn those minutes into beads of varying colors, shapes, and designs to decorate and personalize their very own necklace. Each minute read can count towards a bead you will earn. |
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My child can't read independently yet. Can they participate?
Yes! Any amount of time they are read to also counts towards their reading log. If they are not yet in Kindergarten, they can also participate in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program (also available on Beanstack).
Yes! Any amount of time they are read to also counts towards their reading log. If they are not yet in Kindergarten, they can also participate in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program (also available on Beanstack).
How do I log the minutes and hours I read?
Your can either log them online via your Beanstack account, pick up a reading record at the library, use a paper log that you print at home (download link below), or just write your times on a regular piece of paper. If you log on paper, library staff will check off your paper log each time you visit for beads.
Your can either log them online via your Beanstack account, pick up a reading record at the library, use a paper log that you print at home (download link below), or just write your times on a regular piece of paper. If you log on paper, library staff will check off your paper log each time you visit for beads.
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What counts as reading?
You can read by yourself or out loud to another person. You can listen to an audio book or listen to someone else read to you. Anything with words (and/or pictures) can count towards your minutes read.
You can read by yourself or out loud to another person. You can listen to an audio book or listen to someone else read to you. Anything with words (and/or pictures) can count towards your minutes read.
Pembroke Public Schools Summer Reading
Please note: As of May 25, 2023, the PPS summer reading lists nave not been updated on the below links. The Pembroke Public Library has paper copies of 2023 reading lists; the school website will be updated before the end of the school session.
Keep up with education and imagination all summer long to limit the effects of the "summer slide." The summer slide is a decline in reading ability and other academic skills that can occur over the summer months when school isn’t in session. Numerous studies show that kids who don’t read during summer vacation actually slip in reading ability by the time autumn rolls around.
Pembroke High School Students: Visit PHS's Summer Reading page to review reading and assignment requirements for your upcoming grade and/or classes.
Pembroke Community Middle School Students: Rising 7th and 8th grade students are expected to select at least one of the books from the Summer Reading Book List and Summer Reading Assignment offered for their grade.
Elementary Students: A leveled suggested reading list is available for all students; this resource was created as a collaboration between the local schools, library, and other national educators. Students also have access to LexiaCore5, an online reading skills program. Visit the Elementary Summer Reading page for the schools for login information.
All Pembroke Public School Students may visit the Summer Learning Page for elementary, middle, and high school students with resources, activities, and links to engage children and teens in math, writing, reading, coding, and more throughout the summer.
Pembroke High School Students: Visit PHS's Summer Reading page to review reading and assignment requirements for your upcoming grade and/or classes.
Pembroke Community Middle School Students: Rising 7th and 8th grade students are expected to select at least one of the books from the Summer Reading Book List and Summer Reading Assignment offered for their grade.
Elementary Students: A leveled suggested reading list is available for all students; this resource was created as a collaboration between the local schools, library, and other national educators. Students also have access to LexiaCore5, an online reading skills program. Visit the Elementary Summer Reading page for the schools for login information.
All Pembroke Public School Students may visit the Summer Learning Page for elementary, middle, and high school students with resources, activities, and links to engage children and teens in math, writing, reading, coding, and more throughout the summer.
The Massachusetts Statewide Summer Library Program is funded by the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and your local library.
