Adventure 1:  June 23 to June 29

Plan your summer reading adventure!

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 "Adventure Begins at Your Library" theme could be about learning about nature and the outdoors, reading fantasy genre books, virtual travel around the world through books, exploring a new hobby, reading about historical events, reading books by a particular author, or an adventure of your own making. Use our list or make your own.

Adventure 2: Week of June 30 to July 6 Adventure to the Library!

Take your adventure to the library! Cool off and 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.

Adventure 3: Week of July 7 to July 13 

Create an adventure at the beach, but don't forget a book to read!

Read a book at the beach! Enjoy summer sun, the sound of the water lapping at the shore, 

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/ 

Adventure 4:  Week of July 14 to July 20 

Have an adventure in your kitchen! Read a cookbook with your family and try a new food or recipe.

Let's have a food adventure with people we love. Read some recipe books, look online for some family friendly recipes, explore a new food or cuisine! Then make the recipe together right in your own home.

Adventure 5: Week of July 21 to July 27 

Plan an Outdoor Adventure! Visit an outdoor site that is right here on Long Island.

Let's take an adventure here on Long Island. It's a beautiful place with so many amazing outdoor locations. Your adventure will help you enjoy nature while you explore a new location. Here are some places to visit!

• Caumsett State Park  Link to Caumsett's website 

• Fire Island Lighthouse   Link to Fire Island Lighthouse website 

• Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Museum CSH Fish Hatchery & Museum 

• Bayard Cutting Arboretum bayardcuttingarboretum.com/ 

Adventure 6:  Week of July 28 to August 3 

Historical Adventures in Huntington!

Take an historical adventure right in our town.  Have you learned about the history of Huntington? We have a few places that will help you travel back in time to find out what life was like in Huntington long ago. This adventure will help you learn about our past and the places you may see every day.

• Explore some of the historical sites. Huntington Historical Society Website 

Adventure 7:  Week of August 4 to August 10 

Sports, Athletes, Olympics!

Have you watched any of the summer Olympics? Maybe you are learning about a new sport? Maybe you found out about an athlete who is making their mark at the Olympics? Maybe you have a sport you feel passionate about and you want to learn more about it? 

This week challenge yourself to take a "sports adventure" through a book. 

Adventure 8: Week of August 11 to August 17                                                Read about another country or another culture!

Travel around the world through a good book. Explore the non-fiction books in your library that take you far away from home. Learn some things about another country! Find out about their location, their famous landmarks, and their culture. Pick a place you would like to visit one day or a country that has special meaning for you.

Adventure 9: Week of August 18 to August 23 

Community Helper Adventure!

During this adventure, you can help friends in our community to get ready for school. Everyone loves to have some new school supplies to start the year. If you are getting all your school supplies, this is the time to consider others needs and help out.  

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. An adventure that results in helping others may be the best adventure of them all!

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

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

Adventure 10:  Week of August 25 to August 31 

Adventure Into a New Genre!

There is still time! One last adventure to tackle! Look at the different genres: realistic fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, non-fiction, historical, mystery, poetry, cookbooks, etc. 

Is there a genre you did not try yet? Here is your chance to take an adventure through a new type of book.

• 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 a new genre, and the book(s) to your list.

• Be sure your Summer Reading Log is filled in and put it in a folder so you can give it to your new teacher at school on the first day.

• Get excited to see your friends, make some new ones, and learn new things in the 2024 - 2025 school year!