Summer Reading Program
Program Information
The Summer Reading Program, “Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover” ended on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020.
Stay tuned for the next reading program and check back for the Summer Reading announcement in 2021.
Virtual Programs
With our temporary coronavirus closure, the Summer Reading Program looks a little different this year. But that won’t stop us from bringing you engaging programs.
It’s one of the many ways we’re still here for you.
Virtual programs allow kids and families to participate in educational activities throughout the summer related to the theme including archaeology, cooking demos, yoga, and more!
Connect with us and watch virtual programs on the Library’s Facebook and Instagram.
View virtual programs and free activity worksheets below.
Kids & Families
- Dino Book & Treat
- Interstellar Stories & Sweets
- You’ve Got Mail
- Flying Toys Workshop
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- Flying Toys Worksheet
- Dino Fossils
Teens & Adults
- Cultural Kitchen: Elotes & Esquites
- Travel, Travel, Travel!
- Breathe Deep Morning Yoga
- How to Plan a Bike Tour
- Spark Joy with Jenga
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- DIY Origami Jenga Worksheet
- Let’s Make a Book: Zines about Ourselves & Our Stories
- Discovery Quest: Search for the Lost City
- Origami Lab
- Banding Together: The cross point of math and art
- Timber! Design! Build!
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- Timber! Design! Build! Worksheet
- Weave with Yarn
- Watch on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram
- Straw Weaving Worksheet
Importance of Summer Reading
As the summer months are approaching, you may hear the term “summer slide” start to make its way into conversations but what is that? Young people experience learning losses when they don’t engage in educational activities during the summer. Research spanning 100 years shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of the summer. Typically, a child may lose up to three months of reading progress, leading to subpar reading levels by the beginning of the next school year.
Preventing the effects of summer slide is simple – Read! Children and young adults need ongoing opportunities to learn and practice essential skills. Summer Reading reminds kids that reading is for fun. Reading for as little as twenty minutes a day helps to keep children engaged and in a mindset that supports the learning of new information. This can actually lead to an improvement of reading skills, better preparing your child for the upcoming school year.
The Anaheim Public Library hosts a Summer Reading Program to help keep kids focused on engaging activities, fun programs, and reading materials. Our selection of children’s books can stimulate their growing minds and get them ready to excel in academics.
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SUPPORT
The Summer Reading Program
is generously funded by the Friends of the Anaheim Public Library, Friends of the Canyon Hills Library, the Anaheim Public Library Foundation, and H&R Block in partnership with the Anaheim Public Library Foundation.