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Help your child join the Super Reader Squad!
Get your teen connected to the Teen Summer Challenge!
It's fun, free, and easy.
       
 
Read, Create, Discover!

June 1 - August 30, 2024

Visit any Milwaukee Public Library branch to register. Your child or teen can choose a free book and find out more ways to read, create, and discover this summer.

Or visit any Milwaukee Public Library to register.

 
Questions? Call 414.286.3091 for assistance.

Tips and Tricks for Fun Summer Learning:

  • Read! Read together, read alone, read aloud.
  • Lots of things "count" as reading. Click here for Fun Ways to Read [English | Spanish]
  • Let your child choose what they want to read.
  • Ask questions and talk about what you read, create, and discover this summer.
  • You're never too young to be a Super Reader. Babies toddlers, and preschoolers can participate, too. Singing, rhyming, looking at pictures, playing with books, listening to a story...it all "counts" and helps young children get ready to read.
  • Grown-ups have fun reading in summer, too! Consider signing up for MPL's adult summer reading program Book by Book.

 

Summer Reading makes a huge difference when children go back to school!

Children can lose up to 3 months in reading skills over the summer. This loss can add up, leaving some children years behind as they get older.

  • Children who read over the summer do better in school.
  • Children as young as infants should be read to by a caregiver.
  • Libraries have lots of free digital resources available to help students read, create, & discover.
  • Library staff is dedicated to motivating children to read. Check out our summer events so we can stay connected!

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Upcoming Summer Childrens' Programs

July 1, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

3:00 PM
The Library Games at Zablocki

Drop in anytime between 3 - 4:30 pm to participate…

3:00 PM
A Visit to Alice's Garden at Center Street

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6:00 PM
Ms. Kim's Amazing Animals at Tippecanoe

Ms. Kim will educate and amaze you with reptiles, small…

July 2, 2024
2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

July 3, 2024
1:45 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
You Build It! at Central

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time!…

July 6, 2024
10:30 AM
Playwrights' Play Time at Central

Calling all storytellers, actors, and costume designers! Join us for…

July 8, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
One Butterfly...Three Countries at Zablocki

Inspired by the book "Gotta Go! Gotta Go!" by Sam…

3:00 PM
Pollinators at Center Street

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3:30 PM
You Build It! at Bay View

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

July 9, 2024
2:00 PM
Paper Plate Greenhouse at Capitol

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2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

3:00 PM
My Block at Villard Square

What would be on your ideal block? A swimming pool? An…

July 10, 2024
1:45 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
Readers' Lounge at Central

Are you a graphic novel fan? Are chapter books more…

July 11, 2024
3:00 PM
DIY Zines and Journals at Atkinson

Make, decorate, and start writing and drawing in your own…

July 13, 2024
10:30 AM
Community Helper Story Time at Bay View

Join us at the Bay View Branch for Community Helper…

1:00 PM
DIY Intruments at Capitol

Make your own musical instruments and change from passive listener…

1:00 PM
Window Sill Gardening at Villard Square

Spruce up your room with a few plants! Windowsill gardens…

July 15, 2024
1:30 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
DIY Intruments at Zablocki

Make your own musical instruments and change from passive listener…

3:00 PM
DIY Zines and Journals at Center Street

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July 16, 2024
2:00 PM
You Build It! at Atkinson

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time…

2:00 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

3:00 PM
One Butterfly---Three Countries at Capitol

The Wehr Nature Center will provide a hands on butterfly…

3:00 PM
Kindness Rocks at Villard Square

Come create a token of kindness to leave in your…

July 17, 2024
1:45 PM
Super Reader at the Playground at Outside Venue

Read, create, and discover all summer long with Milwaukee Public…

2:00 PM
You Build It! at Central

Beat the heat this summer and enjoy open building time!…