
Summer Reading 2023 is over for the season!
Thanks to everyone who participated — we had a record number of sign-ups this year!
If you completed the program and submitted your minutes, please stop by the Library any time we're open to claim your prize.
Questions? Email us at cflsummerreading@wlsmail.org.
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 17 to August 20, 2023.
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 17!
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 cflsummerreading@wlsmail.org. Tell us the names and ages of each participant.
Sign up now! Starting June 17, 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 17. The Bubble Bus will be here from 11am to noon, and we'll have snacks, welcome bags, and Summer Reading signups from 11am to 1pm.
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 cflsummerreading@wlsmail.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 after the program is finished on Aug. 21 -- please check your email for info about picking up your gift certificate after that. 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. 21, we will notify all the finishers about picking up their prizes.