Four exciting Summer Reading programs to pick from!

Adults, teens and children, get ready for another fun and rewarding Summer Reading Program. This year we celebrate animal stories with the theme Tales & Tails - an exploration of awesome wildlife and amazing folktales. We’re bringing you all our programs, classes and events online or outside in our beautiful backyard.

Here’s what to do:

• Register for your free online account through our Readsquared link.  You will need your Ridgefield Park Public library card to register for events and to be eligible for prizes.  Don’t have a Ridgefield Park Public library card, click here to register for your free card?

• There are four Summer Reading programs to select from: 

  • Our first program is for children up to the age of 6 or entering kindergarten in September.

  • Our second program is for children entering first grade – 6th grade.

  • Our third program is for teens entering 7th grade – 12th grade.

  • Our fourth program is for adults ages 18 and above.

• Come to the library to pick up your free Summer Reading kit.  Kits include various things to get started with a fun and rewarding reading activity.

To find out more about each program, click on the appropriate link below:

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“Research suggests that on average, summer vacation creates a 3-month gap in reading scores between middle- and low-income children. In addition, “There is clear and consistent evidence that school-based summer and other out-of-school-time reading programs can be effective in preventing summer learning loss and improving reading achievement” (Rafferty, E, et al. 2015, July 15. CSLP Summer reading white paper. p. 2 and 7. Retrieved from, www.cslpreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CSLP-Summer-Reading-White-Paper-2015.pdf).

Summer Reading Lists

For suggested summer reading lists, see:

• Ms. Debbie's Guided Reading Lists for Children

• ALSC Summer Reading Lists

  The lists are full of book titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer. Four Summer Reading book lists are available for Birth-Preschool, K-2nd, 3rd- 5th and 6th-8th grade students.

• Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) - summer fun booklist

  Books selected for children ages birth through Grade 5.

• Reading Rockets - Summer Reading Booklists

  This list can be a springboard for helping your kids choose books on topics that pique their curiosity — that's what really motivates children to want to read!

• Recommended Reading: ALA's LibGuide

  A collection of book lists drawn from the American Library Association's award winning books, book lists, and resources.

• YALSA Summer Learning - Recommended Reading

  Links to YALSA's book awards, book lists, and Teens' Top Ten.

Updated 4.14.2021 debfagnan