Make a Splash: Read!

Summer Reading at the Santa Monica Public Library, 2010

This information is for the following summer reading clubs:

New!Baby & Me Club: babies ages 0 to 23 months

Read-to-Me Club: kids ages 2 to 6

Independent Readers Club: kids ages 6 and up

For information about "Make Waves @ Your Library," our summer reading program for teens, please visit www.smplteens.org.

These programs are made possible through the generous support from the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library.

 

Signing Up

Sign up for Summer Reading Club at any of the Santa Monica Public Library locations beginning Saturday, June 19, 2010.

When you sign up you will receive a Summer Reading reusable bag, bookmark, and a reading/activity log.

 

Activities

Please check our Program Calendar for lots of fun Summer Reading activities and events, including bubbles, puppets, crafts, juggling, stories and theatrical programs.

 

School Summer Reading Lists

For SMMUSD Summer Reading Lists, click here...

Sun

Saturday, June 19 to Saturday, August 28

make a splash: read

Prize: Baby & Me Club

Complete all 16 of the activities listed on the activity log with your baby and receive the grand prize*: a board book for you and your baby to read together! (Sample below. Titles will vary.)

Baby Faces Cover

Prizes: Read-to-Me and Independent Readers Clubs

After you have read for 5 hours, bring your clock folder to the library where you signed up to claim your first prize*: a paper fan you can decorate any way you like!

paper fan

After reading for an additional 5 hours, for a total of 10 hours, visit the library for your choice of a second prize*:

a plush sea turtle
a frog slap bracelet
plush turtle frog bracelet

Read for 5 more hours, for a total of 15 hours, and receive the grand prize*: a paperback book!

book

*Please Note: the Summer Reading prizes are available only while supplies last, or until Saturday, September 4th, whichever comes first.