Read 30 minutes every day and you'll never be bored this summer and, you WILL be ready for your best school year EVER,
No matter what! You will be amazed.
Reading can take you ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!
In order to reach your 30 minute goal, you need to make a plan.
Remember, if you'll read at least 30 minutes every day, You WILL be ready to have a successful new school year from the very first day!
Fringe Benefits: No Boredom, Well Entertained, Great Escape, Interesting Things to Talk About, Better Vocabulary, You'll Learn Things too!
These two sources can be accessed through our Pence library catalog!
SORA - eBooks and Audio Books - Browse, Search and Borrow or Place a HOLD when you have Internet/Wifi; READ or Listen OFFLINE (they download to your device when you Borrow (within a minute or two).
ComicsPlus - eBooks - Graphic Novels and Graphic Nonfiction - Streaming Online (must have Internet/Wifi - All books available all the time. (Middle School Collection purchased for M.S. students of RCPS)
Massanutten Regional Library - checkout paper books at these branches - You will need a library card (it's FREE) AND they have a great summer reading program (below)!
North River Library in Bridgewater, next to Oakdale Park
Central Library in downtown Harrisonburg
Create Book Marks to enter into the Green Valley Book Fair 2026 Book Mark Contest! Here's all the information.
Spread a blanket out under a shade tree and relax with a good book.
Get comfy and read your childhood faves to a younger sibling.
Check out books about a place you'll be traveling to this summer so you know more and really enjoy the place when you get there!
Challenge yourself to read at least 30 minutes every day. (If you pick books you really like, you'll want to keep reading!)
Pick a book for you and your family members to read together each evening or maybe one night a week over the summer break.
Be happy friends, we'll see you again in August.
Use the Beanstack App to track your reading and signup for prizes! It's EASY! Your whole family can participate!
Second-Lady-Summer-Reading-Challenge.pdf
Fostering a love of reading and its rewards, the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program is popular with students in first through sixth grades and educators throughout America.
Students can earn a FREE BOOK by reading and completing the reading log!
(Note: for 1st graders through 6th graders ONLY)
2025-BN-Kids-Summer-Reading-Journal.pdf
Book List from American Library Association's (ALA) "Association for Library Service to Children" (ALSC)
2025-ALSC-summer-reading-6-8.pdfRemember to log in to our catalog in order to be able to add books to your favorites list, write book reviews, and more. Also, visit the Google Classroom "WSPMS Online Learning" for more information about the "Learning Links"
You'll hear Ms. Hall giving a brief introduction to using our catalog.
