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Help your child join the Super Reader Squad!
Get your teen connected to the Teen Summer Challenge!
It's fun, free, and easy.
       
 
Read, Create, Discover!

June 1 - August 31, 2023

Visit any Milwaukee Public Library branch to register. Your child or teen can choose a free book and find out more ways to read, create, and discover this summer.

Or visit any Milwaukee Public Library to register.

 
Questions? Call 414.286.3091 for assistance.

Tips and Tricks for Fun Summer Learning:

  • Read! Read together, read alone, read aloud.
  • Lots of things "count" as reading. Click here for Fun Ways to Read [English | Spanish]
  • Let your child choose what they want to read.
  • Ask questions and talk about what you read, create, and discover this summer.
  • You're never too young to be a Super Reader. Babies toddlers, and preschoolers can participate, too. Singing, rhyming, looking at pictures, playing with books, listening to a story...it all "counts" and helps young children get ready to read.
  • Grown-ups have fun reading in summer, too! Consider signing up for MPL's adult summer reading program Book by Book.

 

Summer Reading makes a huge difference when children go back to school!

Children can lose up to 3 months in reading skills over the summer. This loss can add up, leaving some children years behind as they get older.

  • Children who read over the summer do better in school.
  • Children as young as infants should be read to by a caregiver.
  • Libraries have lots of free digital resources available to help students read, create, & discover.
  • Library staff is dedicated to motivating children to read. Check out our summer events so we can stay connected!

Resources you can download or print:

 

 

 



Upcoming Summer Childrens' Programs

June 1, 2024
10:30 AM
Community Helper Story Time at Bay View

Join us at the Bay View Branch for Community Helper…

12:00 PM
Super Reader Training at Villard Square

Kick off the Summer Reading Challenge with this super event.…

June 4, 2024
12:00 PM
Summer Reading Celebration at Zablocki

Celebrate the start of the Summer Reading challenge at Zablocki…

June 8, 2024
10:00 AM
MPL Summer Kickoff at Central

Gather the whole family for a summer reading and learning…

10:00 AM
Treasures of the Rare Books Room: Children's Literature at Central

View a sampling of the over 5000 historic children's literature…

June 10, 2024
3:30 PM
You Build It! at Bay View

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

4:30 PM
Summer Kick-off with Wacky Wheels Skating at Tippecanoe

Kick-off Summer Reading at the Tippecanoe Branch with an evening…

June 11, 2024
3:00 PM
Paper Plate Green Houses at Villard Square

Create a greenhouse with paper plates and plastic bags to…

June 12, 2024
3:00 PM
DIY Buttons and Library Card Lanyards at Atkinson

Customize an ID tag by painting your own lanyard to…

June 13, 2024
2:00 PM
Bumblebee Balls at East

Come dressed to dance and learn as we read a…

2:00 PM
DIY Buttons + Library Card Lanyard at Tippecanoe

Drop-in between 1pm - 4pm to customize an ID tag…

June 15, 2024
10:30 AM
LMNO Letter Love at Central

Sometimes these three letters sound like they're just one! We'll…

June 17, 2024
3:00 PM
My Block at Center Street

What would be on your ideal block? A swimming pool?…

June 18, 2024
2:00 PM
My Block at Capitol

What would be on your ideal block? A swimming pool?…

June 20, 2024
3:00 PM
Readers' Lounge at Atkinson

Are you a graphic novel fan? Are chapter books more…

June 21, 2024
3:00 PM
Make Music Day: DIY Instruments at Villard Square

Come make your own musical instruments for Make Music Day. 

June 22, 2024
10:00 AM
Pollinators! at Atkinson

Join us outside on the patio to create one or…

10:30 AM
Things That Glow at Central

The world is full of things that glow, you just…

12:00 PM
Start of Summer Celebration at Bay View

Kick off your summer at Bay View's Start of Summer…

June 24, 2024
2:00 PM
One Butterfly...Three Countries at Central

Inspired by the book "Gotta Go! Gotta Go!" by Sam…

4:00 PM
Family Book Club at Center Street

Kids going into 1st and 2nd grades, it's your chance…

June 25, 2024
2:00 PM
You Build It! at Atkinson

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

2:00 PM
Flowers for Ferdinand at Capitol

Create paper blossoms while listening to Ferdinand, the classic tale…

3:00 PM
Bumblebee Ball at Villard Square

You are invited to our Bumblebee Ball! Come dressed to…

June 26, 2024
2:00 PM
Readers' Lounge at Central

Are you a graphic novel fan? Are chapter books more…

4:00 PM
You Build It! at Capitol

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

July 1, 2024
3:00 PM
A Visit to Alice's Garden at Center Street

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6:00 PM
Ms. Kim's Amazing Animals at Tippecanoe

Ms. Kim will educate and amaze you with reptiles, small…

July 3, 2024
2:00 PM
You Build It! at Central

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time!…

July 6, 2024
10:30 AM
Playwrights' Play Time at Central

Calling all storytellers, actors, and costume designers! Join us for…