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Thank you so much for participating in the 2024 Summer Reading: Your Passport to Adventure! The grand prize winners have been contacted. We hope to see you at next year’s summer reading program!
Thank you so much for participating in the 2024 Summer Reading: Your Passport to Adventure! The grand prize winners have been contacted. We hope to see you at next year’s summer reading program!

SUMMER READING 2024

Dreaming of summer vacation? Readers 0-18 can travel the globe, explore new worlds and set a course for adventure at the library!

June 1 Through August 3

Starting June 1, visit your favorite Arapahoe Libraries location to pick up your Summer Reading passport, choose a free book* and set out on a new adventure.

*while supplies last

Collect Your Summer Reading Passport

Complete at least nine passport activities of your choice to get your passport stamped at the library and claim your Summer Reading pin. Once you have at least nine stamps in your passport, fill out the prize drawing entry page towards the back of the passport and enter to win at the library.

Find events and activities at the library and online all summer long!

Ages 0-18

EVENTS

Stay entertained with events all summer long.

Featured Summer Reading Events

Moon Phases

Jan 6th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Online Event
Take a virtual field trip to learn how the positions and motions of the Earth, moon and sun explain the various moon phases seen each month.

Meet Jewell Parker Rhodes, Author of Will's Race for Home

Jan 12th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Smoky Hill Library
Join us for an afternoon with Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys.

Moon Phases

Jan 6th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Online Event
Take a virtual field trip to learn how the positions and motions of the Earth, moon and sun explain the various moon phases seen each month.

Meet Jewell Parker Rhodes, Author of Will's Race for Home

Jan 12th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Smoky Hill Library
Join us for an afternoon with Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys.

Summer Reading Events

No related upcoming events.

FEATURED BOOK LISTS

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

If You Like Kate DiCamillo

Summer Boredom Busters

If You Like Kate DiCamillo

Summer Boredom Busters

ACTIVITIES

Each library location will provide fun, self-guided Summer Reading activities for kids of all ages at our Creation Stations. Earn stamps for each station that you complete!

VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES

For virtual activities, choose your age below for acitivites to do anywhere anytime!

Activites

Virtual Summer Reading Activities for Ages 0-5

Immerse your little learner in a story-filled summer with at-home summer reading activities designed to spark their imagination.

Virtual Summer Reading Activities for Ages 6-12

Where will reading take you today? Discover virtual activities that will encourage kids ages 6-12 to explore, learn & grow all summer long.

Virtual Summer Reading Activities for Ages 12-18

Get ready for an adventure this summer! As the days grow longer, it's the perfect time to dive into the topics that stir your curiosity.

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Favorite Places for Outdoor Adventures

Looking for a new place to explore the outdoors? Check out this list of favorite places to go from Arapahoe Libraries staff!

Summer Activities Around the Community

Check out this collection of local staff-recommended locations and events.

Favorite Places for Outdoor Adventures

Looking for a new place to explore the outdoors? Check out this list of favorite places to go from Arapahoe Libraries staff!

Summer Activities Around the Community

Check out this collection of local staff-recommended locations and events.
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