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Keep up the Reading...Summer Reading Programs

May 31, 2016
We all know that reading is important for kids...even during the summer.  Here are some websites that will help to make it a fun experience.

On Your Mark, Get Set…READ – Buncombe County Public Libraries 2016 Summer Reading program.   Check our Mac Kid weekly newsletter for weekly events at a library near you or to plan ahead visit our calendar.

Scholastic – Be a Reading Superhero; From May 9 – September 9, 2016.  Read books, log minutes, earn rewards and unlock star constellations along the way.

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading – Summer Reading Triathlon – Complete the Reading Triathlon Journal, bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store and choose a FREE BOOK from our selection on the Reading Journal list.  May 17 - September 6, 2016.

Book Adventure – Kids in grades K-8 can search for books, read them offline, take a quiz on what they read, and earn prizes for their reading success.

Book It! –Summer Reading Challenge, an online interactive reading program that encourages kids in grades K-6 to read throughout the summer. 

Chuck E. Cheese Reading Program – read every day for two weeks.  Get 10 free tokens. (There are lots of other Rewards Calendars in addition to the Reading Reward Calendar)

TD Bank – Kids in grades K – 5 can receive $10 in a new or existing Young Saver account for reading 10 books this summer.

Amazon -  Free Children’s eBooks