2025 Summer Reading Program: Level Up at Your Library!
June 20 – August 15
Level Up at Your Library is the theme of this year’s summer reading program based around puzzles and games. Whether you’re playing with STEM concepts, solving fun mysteries, or learning to play new board or role-playing games, libraries are not just a space for knowledge–they are a space for fun!
Visit the APL between June 20 – August 15 for free weekly programs and special events for all ages.
And let’s not forget the reading in “summer reading”! The APL wants to help students avoid the
summer slide when not engaged in learning during school vacation. The staff are ready to help you find the best books for you to enjoy all summer long!
Signing up is easy. Just give us a call (508-222-0157) to find out more.
Communitywide Summer Reading Kickoff
Friday, June 20
1:30-3pm
Balfour Riverwalk Park
The APL is excited to host the summer reading kickoff in Balfour Riverwalk Park on the last day of school from 1:30-3pm. At this fun, free event, sign up for the Summer Reading Program; enjoy games and activities; march in a mini-parade with the Attleboro High School Marching Band; and visit information tables hosted by summer reading partners across the City.
(In case of rain, this event will be held inside the Attleboro Public Library.)
SCHOOL SUMMER READING LISTS FROM ATTLEBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Students entering grades 1-4
Students entering grade 5
Students entering grades 6
Students entering grade 7
Students entering grade 8
Students entering high school (grades 9-12)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER READING
Families with CHILDREN 3 years old – entering grade 4
Stories! Programs! Crafts! Prizes! Fun!
Visit the Children’s Room to pick up your reading log! Fill in a circle for every day that you read (or are read to) for at least 20 minutes or more.
Logging your reading time earns you super fun prizes:
– Ten (10) days of reading for 20 minutes or more: A book plate with your name in a new picture book in the Children’s Room.
– Twenty-five (25) days of reading for 20 minutes or more: A Star Reader lawn sign. This sign lets everyone know what a great reader you are!
– Forty (40) or more days of reading for 20 minutes or more: WOW! That’s a lot of reading! You will be entered into a drawing for one of multiple grand prizes.
Contact Mrs. Brown (kbrown@sailsinc.org) with any questions,
TWEENS & TEENS entering grades 5-12
Calling all students entering grades 5-12! There are three fun ways for you to participate in Summer Reading:
– Log your reading using this Google form, or use the QR code below. Log at least 300 minutes of reading during the summer to be entered into the grand prize drawing! The first 25 youth to log 300 minutes of reading will also receive an APL Star Reader lawn sign (limited to one per family)!
– Visit the APL for a daily scratch ticket! Stop by the Children’s Room desk to request one. Your ticket might be an instant winner for prizes like a book, a local gift card, a mystery box item, or other exciting choices. All non-winning tickets may be filled out with your contact information and returned to be entered into a grand prize drawing at the end of the summer.
– Stop by the library to pick up a copy of Flat Melvin the Owl, the library’s mascot, to decorate! Submit a photo (up to one per week) of your Flat Melvin reading, attending a library program, visiting the Library, out in the community, etc. Submit your Flat Melvin photo to mwitherell@sailsinc.org. (Remember: These photos may be used on the APL’s social media, so please get your parent’s permission, especially if you are in the photo with Melvin!) Each photo you submit gets you another entry into the summer reading grand prize for 5th-12th graders! 
There will also be fun, weekly summer events to attend, including craft club (ex., Perler beads), game nights (ex., BINGO!), Dungeons & Dragons sessions, and book groups! APL’s event calendar has program descriptions for everything!
ADULTS
The Library wants as many adults to Level Up their summer reading experience as young people, so there are a lot of fun programs to enjoy! Adult Summer Reading is all about making it a challenge for YOU – maybe you only want to count a certain type or reading, or reading done in a particular place. Make the challenge your own; anything counts!
Participation is easy. Read or listen to any book you like. Mark off your tracker bookmark in 30-minute increments. When you’ve finished filling out your tracker, return it to the Library or record your time in our Google sheet in order to win prizes.
Submit your trackers by Saturday, August 9, in order to be counted and eligible to win prizes. All participants who submit a tracker or attend an Adult Summer Reading program will be invited to attend our new Adult Summer Reading party on Friday, August 15, from 6-9pm, and receive an entry into our prize drawing.
Level Up your Adult Summer Reading experience by recording the books you read, attending one of our adult programs, or participating in our city-wide Scavenger Hunt (details soon!).
Contact Darcie (dschillinger@sailsinc.org) with any questions, and most of all, have fun!
The 2025 Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Attleboro Public Library, the Friends of Attleboro Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Level Up At Your Library ©2025 iREAD
