Kids Summer Reading Programs 2013
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Here is a list of Summer Reading Programs that I have put together. If you know of another one let me know & I’ll add it to our list!! Feel free to bookmark this page so that you can come back to it later! And don’t forget that Amazon  is a great resource for books and often have sales on summer reading book choices!Â
Barnes & Nobles Summer Reading Program – Imagination’s Destination – Kids earn a FREE book when they read 8 books. (Official 2012 program has not been announced yet.)
Bob Jones University (Christian) Reading Program – Get a FREE frisbee!
BOOK IT Summer Challenge – Sign up to log your minutes – more summer reading program details to come!
Chuck E Cheese Reading Incentive Chart – 10 FREE Tokens after 2 weeks of reading. *Food purchase IS required.
Pottery Barn IN-Store Book Club & Summer Events –Â Find your local store here.
Scholastic’s Summer Challenge – For kids, parents, & educators.
Sylvan’s Book Adventure Program – Kids in grades K-8 can find a book, take quizzes on what they’ve read, & earn prizes for their success.
State Specific Programs
(make sure to check your local public libraries for summer reading programs as I can’t possibly list them all & check the American Library Association list!)
California
Colorado
Statewide Summer Reading Program
Florida
 USF Summer Reading Program (30 Locations)
Illinois
Chicago Public Library
New Jersey
Rutger’s Reading Program (40 locations)
New York
New York City Public Libraries
Ohio
Texas
Dallas Public Library Mayor’s Summer Reading Program
Houston Public Library
Here are some more great Summer Reading choices!
In West Virginia there is a summer program called Energy Express.
Here is a link to more information:
http://energyexpress.ext.wvu.edu/
TD Bank usually has one, but I have not looked to see if this year’s information is available yet. For reading 10 books , you get $10 added to your savings account.
I haven’t been able to find this year’s information yet so hopefully they will run the program again!
Thanks! We’ll be spending lots of time at the library this summer. I’m amazed at how quickly Abby has picked up on reading. I’d love to do the Barnes and Noble one, but not sure where one is. I’m not sure that their site is updated with all the ones they have closed. We’ll look into it and make some calls.
I’m curious as to how she would do with the sylvan reading/quizzes. We’ll have to look into that too. 🙂
I wish we lived closer to these places but at least we can easily participate in the online reading minutes programs!
Mensa has an Excellence in Reading Award program.