Summer Reading

Students are encouraged to "read", "write", and "do" all summer long for pleasure, knowledge, and to maintain their learning skills.

New Haven Public Schools

collaborates with the

New Haven Free Public Library Summer reading Program

New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) Summer Reading Challenge,
a collaboration with
New Haven Free Public Library's (NHFPL) Summer Program
LEVEL UP AT YOUR LIBRARY

Get ready to read, explore and grow this summer! The NHFPL offers engaging programs for kids, teens, and adults, so the whole family can join the fun.
Click the link below for everything you need to know about summer reading --including required reading for all high schools and details on how to participate in the NHFPL's exciting summer offerings
Follow this link

#LevelUpAtYourLibrary on social media by tagging @nhfpl

Grades Pre-K - Grade 5

Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!

Children count every 20 minutes they spend reading (story time participation, reading to your child, and magazines all count!)

Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!

Children count every 20 minutes they spend reading (story time participation, reading to your child, and magazines all count!)

Earn a small prize for every 2 hours of reading completed

Get a book and certificate from NHFPL for completing all 1200 minutes

Grand prize: Complete the challenge to enter a raffle to win a private tour of the Yale Peabody Museum for a child and a caregiver

Bring your reading log to school in the fall and earn more prizes.

Links to your Schools Library Site

NHFPL Reading Suggestions

Birth - Pre-K American Association of School Librarians Summer Reading Suggestions

Gr K-2 American Association of School Librarian Summer Reading Suggestions

Gr 3-5 American Association of School Librarian Summer Reading Suggestions

Grades 6-8

Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!

Teens count every 40 minutes they spend reading (books, magazines, and comics all count!)

Earn a prize for reading for 600 minutes!

Read for 1200 minutes to earn a $15 gift card to Atticus Bookstore Cafe

Grand prize: Complete the challenge to enter a raffle to win a private tour of the Yale Peabody Museum for a teen and a caregiver

Bring your reading log to school in the fall and earn more prizes.

Links to your Schools Library Site

NHFPL Reading Suggestions

Gr 6-8 American Association of School Librarian Summer Reading Suggestions

Grades 9-12

Goal is 1200 minutes of reading this summer!

Teens count every 40 minutes they spend reading (books, magazines, and comics all count!)

Earn a prize for reading for 600 minutes!

Read for 1200 minutes to earn a $15 gift card to Atticus Bookstore Cafe

Grand prize: Complete the challenge to enter a raffle to win a private tour of the Yale Peabody Museum for a teen and a caregiver

Bring your reading log to school in the fall and earn more prizes.

Links to your Schools Library Site

NHFPL Reading Suggestions

Link to H.S. Reading Requirements

Teen Graphic Novels American Association of School Librarian Summer Reading Suggestions

Adult Reading Challenge

This year’s Summer Learning Challenge theme is Level UP at Your Library

Pick up your booklet at any NHFPL location.
Cross out each spot on the READopoly game board as you complete a task. (You do not have to go in order!)
Earn up to ten (10) tickets towards our prize raffles as you progress through the game:
1. Earn one (1) ticket each time you complete all 4 spots in a color category
2. Earn one (1) ticket after visiting all 5 library locations.
3. Earn one (1) ticket for completing the entire board.

What can I do with these raffle tickets?

Turn in your READopoly board at any branch library or the Ives Main Library . We will tally the number of tickets you have earned.

Use your tickets to enter raffle drawings for one or more of our three prizes:

A one (1) month membership to Elm City Games,
A one (1) month membership to MakeHaven,
A guided tour of Lost in New Haven.

Can I win multiple gift card raffles? You can only win one, but you’re welcome to enter as many gift card raffles as you’d like. Once your name is drawn you will be disqualified from winning additional gift cards.

For more info call 203-946-8130

MackinVIA Platform where all electronic resources can be found

- In the school name box type New Haven
- Use drop down to select your NHPS school
- Use your NHPS Google account to log in

Once you have logged into MackinVIA with your NHPS log-in you will have access to all ebooks and databases.

Ideas for Reading

Governor's Summer Reading
A-Z Challenge ~ Read/Write/Do using the alphabet for example: A= art, B= biography, C= Cook
Rainbow Reading ~ Read a books that have book covers in the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
Genre Challenge ~ How many different genres can your read? Realistic/Historical/ Science Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Biography, Graphic Novel, Art, Music, Sports, Cooking, Adventure, Animal, Folktale/fairytale, Math, Health...
Map Challenge ~ Read across the United States or the world wherever your story takes place
Listen to an audiobook
Read a book series

Ideas for Writing

Send a postcard to your teacher from last year or to your teacher for next year describing one of your Read~Write~Do activities
Write a review and/or a recommendation on one of your Read~Write~Do activities and post it on your social media and tag NHFPL [@NHFPL] , your school [check your school's website], and the NHPS librarian [@LibrariansLeaf]
Try journaling. Here is a link to some journal prompt ideas.
Write a story, a comic, a how-to, poem...

Ideas for Doing

Cook something from a recipe you have or from a recipe book
Hold a book discussion books with others who have also read the same book
Read aloud to a sibling/parent/ doll/pet/plant...
Read in a park, at the pool, in the woods, at the beach,
Create a video book review using Screencastify, Flipgrid, or video from your phone and share it