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SUMMER READING!

1. LIBRARIES! Visit a public library to relax and read in the cool air conditioning, access the Internet, get a library card, and join the summer reading programs to win prizes!

Vestal Public Library, located on the Vestal Parkway near Vestal High School: https://www.vestalpubliclibrary.org/summer-reading-2025
Broome County Library, located on Court Street in Binghamton: https://www.thebcpl.org/summer-reading

Click here to learn how to get eBooks and audiobooks for free from your public library!

2. Barnes and Noble in the Town Square Mall offers events and a summer reading program for grades 1-6. Read any 8 books this summer, log them in the B&N Summer Reading Journal, return the journal to the store, and choose a free book from a selected list of top titles. Journal can be picked up at B&N or in the VHE library! https://dispatch.barnesandnoble.com/content/dam/ccr/pdf/2025/2025-BN-Kids-Summer-Reading-Journal.pdf

3. TumbleBooks and BookFlix both allow students to read along with books online.

Tumblebooks Library includes a regularly changing selection of titles. Login with the username: vestalhills and password: books

BookFlix pairs a fiction picture book in video form with a nonfiction ebook to read independently. The username and password are both vestalhes.

4. SORA App Use your school network login to access hundreds of books online through soraapp.com. The first time students login, they will need to search for Vestal school district, enter their school email (firstname.lastname@vestalcsd.org) and then sign in with their network username (firstname.lastname) and password (v+ last 4 numbers of ID). Books need to be borrowed, and then can be read or listened to right on the computer.

HAPPY READING!

Starfall: Literacy Actvities for Grades K-3 https://www.starfall.com/h/

Starfall is a free public website that has literacy activities that address all areas of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, and more! The activities emphasize exploration and play while supporting children in learning to read.

TrueFlix: https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/tfx

USER NAME: vestalhes

PASSWORD: vestalhes

TrueFlix is an online resource of award-winning nonfiction content to help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content. Ideal for grades 3-5.

Storyline Online: https://www.storylineonline.net/library/

Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

BookFlix: https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix

USER NAME: vestalhes

PASSWORD: vestalhes

BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. Ideal for grades K-2/3.

Kate Messner: https://bit.ly/2M7yTSj

Children’s book author Kate Messner has compiled a list of resources from favorite authors and illustrators for learning anywhere.

TumbleBook Library: http://tumblebooklibrary.com

USER NAME: vestalhills

PASSWORD: books

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books. Ideal for grades K-2.

Vestal Hills' school psychologist, Mrs. Rizzo, has put together lists of free-to-you videos and e-books for children, about race, identity and social justice.

Summer Learning Fun

School supply lists can be found here.

Get Ready for Fall guides are here.

Vestal Hills' school psychologist, Mrs. Rizzo, has put together lists of free-to-you videos and e-books for children, about race, identity and social justice.

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