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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 30, 2024

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

July 27, 2024
10:30 AM
Something Great! at Central

Let's do "Something Great" today! We'll read and sing together…

July 29, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
DIY - Zines & Books at Zablocki

Make, decorate, and start writing and drawing in your own…

3:00 PM
Paper Plate Greenhouse at Center Street

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July 30, 2024
12:00 PM
Paws to Read at Good Hope

Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing…

1:30 PM
Paws to Read at Capitol

Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing…

2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

3:00 PM
Paws to Read at Center Street

Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing…

4:00 PM
Wildlife In Your Backyard with David Stokes at Bay View

Calling all nature enthusiasts! Come join presenter David Stokes and…

July 31, 2024
1:45 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
You Build It! at Central

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

August 1, 2024
2:00 PM
You Build It! at Tippecanoe

Drop-in between 1pm - 4pm and enjoy open building time…

3:00 PM
Readers' Lounge at Atkinson

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

August 3, 2024
10:30 AM
Community Helper Story Time at Bay View

Join us at the Bay View Branch for Community Helper…

August 5, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
Flowers for Ferdinand at Zablocki

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

2:00 PM
You Build It! at Atkinson

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

3:30 PM
You Build It! at Bay View

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

4:00 PM
Family Book Club at Center Street

Kids going into 5th and 6th grades, it's your chance…

August 6, 2024
2:00 PM
DIY Zines and Journals at Capitol

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2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

3:00 PM
Bubble Party at Villard Square

What could be better than bubbles? A bubble dance party…

August 7, 2024
1:45 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
Readers' Lounge at Central

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

3:00 PM
Wonderfully Wild Wednesdays at Outside Venue

Westlawn Gardens 6213 W. Custer Ave. (Near the Community Gardens) Get…

August 10, 2024
10:30 AM
Mindful Morning at Central

Take a deep breath and join us for stories and…

2:00 PM
Family Folk Music with Fox and Branch at Bay View

Celebrate the end of summer with a fun and interactive…

August 12, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

4:30 PM
My Block at Atkinson

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

August 13, 2024
2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…