Off the Shelf: Summer Reading
Posted June 16, 2021
By Lori Faust
Youth Services Manager with the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
It’s June! For a children’s librarian like me, that can only mean one thing: summer reading! Library summer reading programs began in the 1890s as a way to encourage school children to read during their summer vacation, use the library, and develop the habit of reading.
Today’s summer programs encourage reading and learning of all kinds by providing incentives (prizes!) for completing various learning “challenges” and offering engaging, free activities. Once focused on school-age children, summer programs have expanded to include everyone – from babies to adults!
So, is your child (or you!) ready to earn those prizes by participating in the library’s Summer Reading Program? Following is a selection of notable new books for every age that you can check out at the library!
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Birth – Preschool: |
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Grades K – 2:Baloney and Friends by Greg Pizzoli |
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Grades 3 – 5:The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate |
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Grades 6 – 8:All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat |
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Teen:From Little Tokyo, With Love by Sarah Kuhn |
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Adult:Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir |