Library Budget Vote
Our budget vote will be this Tuesday, March 21 from 6:00am to 9:00pm at the Croton Harmon High School. Don't forget to vote!
Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading 2024
Get ready for Summer Reading 2024!
Our program will begin on Saturday, June 22 with a kickoff celebration on the front lawn. We'll have a return visit from the Bubble Bus, snacks, and welcome bags!
You can sign up for the online Summer Reading Program on the spot, or pick up our paper trackers to record the books you read this summer.
Can't make the kickoff? No problem. Sign up at crotonfreelibrary.org/summer -- readers of any age can play along and track their reading with our app or on our paper tracker.
How to Participate
Our annual Summer Reading Program is a fun way to engage with the Library and read more over the summer!
When: June 22 to August 26, 2024.
Where: Online or on paper.
Who: Any Croton resident of any age.
How: Just track the number of minutes you read!
Check out ReadSquared to track your minutes online!
Or download our paper tracker, print it, and fill it out.
Enrolling
Sign up now, and start tracking your reading on June 22!
1. Sign up here! You can log your reading, find book lists, write reviews, and more. ReadSquared even has an app.
OR
2. Email us at SummerReading@crotonfreelibrary.org. Tell us the names and ages of each participant.
Sign up now! Starting June 22, you can track the number of minutes you and/or your kids read. To finish the program and get your prize, you need:
- Pre-K (0-4): 240 minutes of reading
- Kids (5-10): 240 minutes of reading
- Tweens & teens (11-17): 360 minutes of reading
- Adults (18+): 480 minutes of reading
Come to our Summer Reading Kickoff on the front lawn of the Library! It’s Saturday, June 22.
Logging Your Reading
Use the website or the app! Or you can use our paper tracker — or simply write down the minutes you read each title — and email a photo when you’re done to summer@crotonfreelibrary.org.
Anything and everything! Fiction, nonfiction, comic books, audiobooks, anything you like in any format. Have fun and challenge yourself to try something new!
Yes! You can find many of the schools’ summer reading books on Overdrive and Hoopla.
CET: Incoming 1st-4th graders
PVC: Incoming 5th-8th graders
CHHS: Incoming 9th-12th graders
Sign up for a book bundle, curated just for you!
Completing the Program
Sit tight! Our prizes will be ready when the program is finished on Aug. 26 -- please check your email for info about picking up your gift certificate starting that day. In the meantime, you're welcome to check out our reading recommendations online, or come in and check out our displays for more suggestions!
A gift certificate to a local Croton business! Once the program is over on Aug. 26, we will notify all the finishers about picking up their prizes.