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Summer Reading
Be Creative @ Your Pierce County Library. Dance or roll into your Pierce County Library for summer reading adventure! Check out great books to read all summer, collect stickers, enter weekly drawings, win prizes and participate in fun, free programs. Participate at all Pierce County Libraries from June 20 - Sept. 5.
Keep a reading log online or in a booklet, write your own book reviews and win fantastic prizes. Look below to find the special reading program for your age group.
Remember: Reading can mean listening to someone read to you, reading on your own and listening to a recorded or downloaded book.
In addition to the Pierce County Library Summer Reading prizes and certificates, you may also earn a summer reading certificate, signed by Governor Chris Gregoire, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, and State Librarian Jan Walsh.
To download the certificate, visit www.secstate.wa.gov/quicklinks/cert. For more information please contact Martha Shinners at mshinners@secstate.wa.gov or 360-570-5567.
Kids—ages 3-12
Win prizes for every 10 hours you read. You can log your reading two ways:
- Register for the reading program online beginning Saturday, June 20.
- Pick up a reading log booklet and stickers at any Pierce County Library. Kids Reading Log (PDF 373kb)
When you have read 10 hours, zoom into your library for your special certificate and prize, including free passes to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium or Northwest Trek, while supplies last.
Summer Reading instructions in Korean (PDF 92kb), Russian (PDF 103kb) and Spanish (PDF 445 kb),
Be Creative booklet answer key >>
Creative Kids Book Lists
- Summer Reading Book List for Younger Kids >>
- Fiction Summer Reading Book List for Grades 3 - 6 >>
- Nonfiction Summer Reading Book List for Grades 3 - 6 >>
Teens - ages 12-18
Express Yourself @ Your Pierce County Library. Win prizes and give back to the community. Reading more = Giving more.
- Log hours online or turn in a reading log at your library beginning Saturday, June 20.
- For every 10 hours you read, fill out an entry form at your library for a chance to win a Flip Video camcorder, a gift from Pierce County Library Foundation.
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Friends of the Library will sponsor a special project for your library based on the number of hours teens read. The more hours you read, the more the Friends will give. Help choose the project by marking your vote on the entry form.
You may pick up forms at your library, or download a reading log (PDF 942kb) and entry form (PDF 289kb).
Expressive Teen Book Lists
Wee Readers—ages 0-3
Be creative and have fun reading with your child.
Register for the reading program online beginning Saturday, June 20.
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Pick up forms at any Pierce County Library or download a reading log (PDF 661kb). Color one shape for every day you read. When all shapes are filled, take your reading log to your library for a prize.
Programs @ Your Library
Kids 3-12: Participate in all kinds of creative programs. Sing songs, draw pictures and cartoons, see magic shows, watch puppet shows, make crafts, listen to stories and more. Find summer fun on the schedule of events. (PDF 663kb)
Teens 12-18: Express yourself. Create origami and duct tape crafts, compete in gaming, draw manga and participate in anime events. To see what's happening at your library, read more >>
Wee Readers 0-3: Join in with your child and enjoy books, action rhymes, knee bounces, songs and more. For libraries and times, see Summer Stories for Babies and Toddlers on the schedule of events. (PDF 663kb)
More Creative Activities
- Puppet Theater (PDF 213mb)
- Little Red Riding Hood Puppets (PDF 338mb)
- Gunniwolf Puppets (PDF 314mb)
- Artopoly (PDF 2114mb)
- Mad Lib: The Masterpiece (PDF 69mb)
- Bad Lib Poetry (PDF 37mb)
- Creative Tools Crossword Puzzle (PDF 514mb)
Summer Reading Sponsors
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