Summer Reading Experience

Oceans of Possibilities! Registration begins May 28!

This summer you can read, make, and explore to earn prizes at the library!

Read
Read anything you want, from books to magazines to audiobooks. You can read library books, your own personal books, or any combination. Complete 6 books or read for 6 hours...you choose! 

Make

Make 6 things of your choice and describe them on your experience log.  

Explore

Explore 6 places and tell us about what you did. You can explore anywhere (parks, museums, libraries, hobbies, or attend library programs).

*1 hour of reading can be substituted for any make or explore category.

Completion

Bring your completed experience log to the library by July 30 no later than 6 PM. Email your completed card to librarian@schertz.com if you are unable to get to the library before July 30.

Summer Reading T-Shirt 

After completing the experience log and the program, bring it to the library in person or by email for a code to order your summer reading experience t-shirt courtesy of Mango Tees. 

Choose Your Own Grand Prize

Once you complete your experience log and the program, choose one of the grand prize raffle options you’d like to win, if your name is drawn as the grand prize winner. 

Keep Reading

Once you have completed the summer reading experience. Register for our Year-Long Extreme Book Nerd Reading Challenge for ages 5-Adult or our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program for our youngest patrons ages 0-5 years old.

Book Recommendations 
English Early Literacy: 0 - 5 years
Spanish Early Literacy: 0 -  5 years
Children: 5 - 12 years
Teen: 12 -18 years
Accessible: available in accessible formats from the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS.) 

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