Challenge 1: Week of June 24 to July 1

Let's make a plan for summer reading! Do this with friends, family or people you care about! You can create a reading goal together. Check in periodically to see how you are reaching the reading goal you set. Encourage each other to keep it going!

• Gather all the summer reading materials. 

• Print off the log.

• Put your reading dates and times on the calendar.

• Make a list of books you would like to read. Check out the highlighted ones here. (Some are links to hear the story read to you!) There is also another tab up top with some good books to check out.

• Set a reading goal. You can set a goal to reach a certain number of minutes each day or a certain number of books by the end of the summer. 

• Do you have any books that fit the theme? The "All Together Now" theme could be about family, friends, or community members that do things together. Use our list or make your own.

Challenge 2: Week of July 2 to July 8

Do something in your community! Visit the Huntington Public Library! There are 2 different locations. We can help each other choose great books when we work together. The librarians are waiting for you to visit!

• Visit the library website. See what they have to offer. www.myhpl.org/ 

• Make sure you have a library card! Here is how you can get a card.          myhpl.org/get-a-library-card-8711 

• Read the newsletter and see if there is a program you are interested in attending.  myhpl.libnet.info/newsletter-8675 

• Make a date to visit the library this week. 

• Take out a library book and read it this week.

• Sign up for their summer reading program.

Challenge 3: Week of July 9 to July 15

Let's do something together that benefits the environment. Visit a town beach and do a clean up with friends and family. We can keep our coastline beautiful when we work together to keep it clean and pick up the trash. Don't forget to bring a book to read while you are there! Take a break and get some reading in while you rest.

Which of these Huntington beaches have you visited?  Visit either a favorite place or a new one and work together to do a mini-clean up.

www.longislandbeaches.com/huntington/ 

Challenge 4:  

Week of July 16 to July 22

Let's do something together that benefits someone we love. Make a plan to visit someone and put the plan in motion. Use your reading skills to bake some brownies or bring a special treat to someone you care about. Spend time talking with them and tell them about a book that you read (or are still reading). Ask them what they like to read or find out their favorite childhood books. Build a special memory from this visit and be sure to tell them why they are so special to you.  

Challenge 5: 

Week of July 23 to July 29

Let's do something together to make the world a more beautiful place. One way to do this is by planting some beautiful flowers in your own backyard. Maybe you would like to discover some places nearby where special care is given to the plants and flower native to Long Island? These places are called arboretums. An arboretum is like a museum for trees and plants. You can walk through and enjoy nature while you learn about the trees and plants that are there. Here are some places to visit!

• The Planting Arboretum  plantingfields.org/ 

• Bailey Arboretum.   www.baileyarboretum.org/ 

• Bayard Cutting Arboretum bayardcuttingarboretum.com/ 

Challenge 6: 

Week of July 30 to August 5

Let's do something together to help people in our town.  How about dropping off some canned goods to help our neighbors. Maybe you have books to donate? You can share the books you no longer read with others.  Visit one of the places in Huntington that helps others and bring a donation to them. Just a small donation can make a big difference. Here are some places you can go to in our town to help out.

• The Helping Hand Rescue Mission www.helpinghandsrescuemission.org/ 

• Long Island Cares/Harry Chapin Food Bank hitesite.org/resource/7178 

Challenge 7: 

Week of August 6 to August 12

Let's do something together to help those who serve our country.  You can write a letter to a U.S. service member to thank them for their service. They may also like to hear about your summer and what books you are reading.  It's always a good time to say thank you! Here are some ways to get a letter to our soldiers.

• Operation Gratitude www.operationgratitude.com/volunteer/anywhere/letters/ 

Challenge 8: 

Week of August 13 to August 19

Let's do something together to help animals this week. Did you know that there are many animals looking for a "fur" ever home right here in Huntington? The volunteers who take care of them are always in need of supplies to care for them. They collect old sheets, blankets, and towels for their bedding. There is always a need for food too. If you can help these fur babies, here are some local places that would love your help or a donation.

• Golden Paw Society   www.goldenpawsociety.org/ 

• Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center  www.littleshelter.org/ 

Challenge 9: 

Week of August 20 to August 26

Let's do something together to help friends in our community to get ready for school. Here are some ways you can help. Everyone loves to have some new school supplies to start the year. Perhaps you would like to share some supplies with those in need? You can drop off any extra supplies you have at these locations in town.

• The Helping Hand Rescue Mission www.helpinghandsrescuemission.org/ 

• The Family Service League www.fsl-li.org/ 

Challenge 10: 

Week of August 27 to September 1

Let's do something together to get ourselves prepared to start the new school year. 

• Check in on your reading goals.

• Get some last minute reading done.

• Visit the library. Return any books you enjoyed. Take out some new ones, read them, and add them to your list.

• Be sure your Summer Reading Log is filled in and put it in a folder or an envelope so you can give it to your new teacher at school.

• Get excited to see your friends, make some new ones, and learn new things in the 2023 - 2024 school year!