Summer Reading for Children: Dig Into Reading

Who: Anyone: babies to rising 5th graders
What: A free program that gives you prizes just for reading
When: June 1- August 3, 2013
Where: All Enoch Pratt Free Library locations
Why: It's free, fun, and you can Read Down Your Fines!

How: Go to your local library and ask to sign up for the reading program. Write down the titles of the books you read (or someone reads to you) on the "Dig Into Reading" reading log, or color in one circle on the time tracker for every 15 minutes you read. After you've read or listened to 4 books or for 4 hours, come back to the library to get a free prize. Once you have read or listened to 8 books or for 8 hours total, you get the T-shirt shown below (while supplies last) and are invited to your local library's End of Summer Reading Party! As a special summer bonus, for every book/hour you read, you can earn one Pratt Buck toward reading down the fines on your library card account.

This summer, try out our new activity board for infants and toddlers: each activity on the board helps develop literacy skills in young children, and you'll earn prizes after completing 4 activities and a T-shirt after completing 8 activities. 

 
Possible prizes include "Dig Into Reading" T-shirts, dinosaur excavation kits, digging toys, "Dig It, READ!" rubber ducks, and more. Everyone who finishes 8 books or hours has a chance to win Orioles tickets at the End of Summer Reading Party!

 
Don't know what to read?  
Ask your librarian for suggestions, pick up a bookmark designed by Baltimore city kids, or check out our summer reading suggestions by age level:

• Summer Reading Books for Kids Under 5
• for Kindergarten and 1st Graders
• for 2nd and 3rd Graders
• for 4th and 5th Graders

 
Special Summer Performers
Watch for special shows all summer long. The library isn't just about books and reading, it's about learning, fun, and community. As a special bonus, if you hear a story in one of the programs, you can count that story towards your 8 book/hour reading goal in the Summer Reading Program. See the schedule of Summer Reading performances and events 
 

Baltimore City Super Summer
The Enoch Pratt Free Library is a proud partner of Baltimore City Super Summer. This summer, make sure that you check out all that Baltimore City is offering for kids: learning academies, free meals, Summer Reading, and other fun programs. Don't forget that the Summer Reading Program is a part of your "Super Summer!"

 Summer Reading for All Ages: Children, Teens, and Adults

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