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Cartoon whales and fish in pastel colors. An ilustrated person with a lage smile is on top of the biggest whale and a pair of forearm crutches rests behind them. Text above whales read Find Your Voice.

2023 Kids Summer Reading: Read & Bead Club
Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, August 25

Books and More Wait at Your Library

This page is under construction for our 2023 Summer Reading Challenge. Our theme will be "Find Your Voice!" where we'll explore the power of our voices to share stories, express ourselves, and spark change.

Cartoon squirrel standing on a pile of books and holding an acorn
Things to do this summer:
  • Enjoy the sun
  • Eat ice cream
  • Hike a trail
  • Join the Summer Reading Club!​
Read and earn beads to decorate your very own necklace. Unlock the digital "Happy Camper" and the "Reading Beyond" badges on Beanstack by completing outdoor or indoor activities and reading new books.

Click Here to Sign Up or Login Online

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.
How do I start?
Register online by visiting our Beanstack program (with a grown-up's permission) or visit the library.
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.
A row of plastic tags is laid next to small piles of multi-color beads.
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).

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, or use a paper log that you print at home (download link below). If you log on paper, library staff will check off your paper log each time you visit for beads.
2022_summer_reading_record.pdf
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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.

Pembroke Public Schools Summer Reading

Pembroke Public Schools
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.

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