Youth and Teen Summer Reading

Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. Level Up at Your Library is an all ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. Whether you’re on a scavenger hunt, breaking out of an escape room, or creating your own board game, iREAD 2025: Level Up at Your Library reminds us that libraries are a space for play in many forms!   Our 2025 Level up at Your Library Summer Reading Program runs from Monday, June 23rd to Monday, August 4th. Come to the library starting June, 23rd to receive your paper reading log. We have an Adult Summer Reading Program too!

Participants in our Teen Summer Reading Program will track their reading virtually. Please register online here starting June 23rd, and then log your reading and enter raffles here!

Whichever program you join, you will track the hours you spend reading (or being read to) in order to earn raffle tickets and special privileges! Each program will feature unique, age-appropriate prizes, and you can enter your tickets for a chance to win whatever prize you like! Participants who read 12 hours will receive a unique ‘You Did It!’ raffle ticket.  This raffle with a surprise prize can only be entered once by using this special ticket.  In addition to the ‘You Did It!’ ticket, participants who complete 12 hours will also receive a voucher for a free ice cream cone at Mt. Tom’s. 

We also have awesome events taking place all summer long! Check out our web calendar for a preview of what to look forward to. A complete calendar of events for kids will also be included in your Youth reading log and teen events are listed separately on the web calendar, here.

Many of our in-person events will require registration due to our limited space. To sign up for events suitable for kids and teens, please visit the Youth Department, call the Library, or email us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org. 

Level Up at Your Library is sponsored by the Easthampton Pubic Library, Emily’s Friends of the Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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