Kid's Summer Reading Program

Kid’s Summer Reading Program at Beaverton City Library

All kids from birth to grade five can complete 15 hours of reading, listening, or doing a family activities to be a part of the Kids Summer Reading program and earn a free book!

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Read. Listen. Learn.



  • Read: Read anything you want! Read to yourself or to someone else. (If your child is not reading on their own, you can count the time someone reads to them.)
  • Listen: Audiobooks, Tumblebooks, and being read to count.
  • Learn: Count time participating in storytimes and other library programs and the time you spend doing family activities together.
Keep track of the time you read, listen, and learn with a reading log from the library, or make your own log.

Key Dates

  • June 1: Start reading, listening, and learning!
  • July 5:  First day to pick your free book 
  • August 15: Last day to pick your free book

Beaverton City Library thanks the sponsors who helped make the Kids Summer Reading program possible.

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  1. How do I sign up for the Summer Reading program?
  2. How old do I have to be to participate in the Summer Reading program?
  3. I’m just finishing 5th grade this year—do I join the Kids or the Teen Summer Reading program?
  4. What do I have to do to participate in the Summer Reading program?
  5. Do I have to read a certain kind of book?
  6. Do I have to read for 15 hours in a row?
  7. The log mentions participating in library programs and doing family activities. Do I have to do those things?
  8. I am an avid reader, and will probably read for 30 or even 45 hours this summer! Can I do the Summer Reading Program more than once?
  9. I signed up at a different public library; can I pick up prizes at Beaverton City Library?
  10. When can I pick up my free book after finishing my log?
  11. Can I do the Summer Reading program at more than one library?
  12. Will there be in-person library programs this summer?
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