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Summer Reading for All Ages

Are You Ready to Swing for the Fences?

Join the Arlington Public Library’s 2019 Summer Reading Challenge in partnership with the Washington Nationals. Attend fun events and read your way to cool prizes, including tickets to a Nationals game!

Nats Player Ambassador, Aníbal Sánchez reads a copy of Curious George

How Summer Reading Works

  • Read and track your days
  • Join us for fun events
  • Visit the Library to claim your fun prizes!

Important Dates

  • Summer Reading Starts - June 1
  • Last Day to Start Reading - August 8
  • Last Day to Claim your Baseball Tickets - September 1
  • Last Day to Claim Your Prize - September 1

3 Ways to Participate

Choose one of these options to track your reading:

Printed Reading Log

Printed reading log showing June calendar
Dowload/Print

Library App

Summer Reading Log showing 2 readers with June calendar
Read App FAQs

Beanstack Website

Beanstack sign in page featuring Anabel Sanchez
Go to Beanstack

How does Summer Reading work?

  • Track each day you read until you get to 25. Then you're done!
  • You can't read too little or too much on any day. Just track that you've read that day.
  • You don't have to read for 25 days in a row. You can take days off! Just read until you get to 25 days total.
  • Visit the Library location of your choice to claim your prize!
  • Not ready to stop at 25 days? Pick up a "super-reader" bingo card at the Library after you've completed the Summer Reading challenge, for the chance to win an extra prize!

Kickoff Events

The Washington Nationals play against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Nationals Park, in Washington, DC. (Paul Kim/Washington Nationals)

Prizes

The Washington Nationals play against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Nationals Park, in Washington, DC. (Paul Kim/Washington Nationals)

Read for the Arlington CAC

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arlington

Why Is Summer A Great Time to Read?

Summer Reading helps kids and teens avoid "summer slide," and reintroduces them to the joy of reading for pleasure. It gives parents and kids an excuse to read or listen to books together, and it gives adults a reason to explore new books and authors.

Summer Reading 2019 is made possible through the generosity of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library and the Washington Nationals.

Books are only the beginning Friends of the arlington Public Library

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