Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker, and State Librarian Deborah Schander announced the launch of the 2022 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge – an annual, statewide program encouraging students to read books during the summer months. This year’s theme is “Read Beyond the Beaten Path!”
“There is a considerable amount of research indicating that children who do not read during the summer can lose valuable reading progress made during the prior school year,” Governor Lamont said. “We want to encourage all students to read, learn, and have fun with books during the summer months.”
Student journals, suggested summer reading, and all other materials related to the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge are available online at portal.ct.gov/SDE/CTRead/Connecticut-Reads.
To support summer reading, the Connecticut State Library’s statewide eGo eBook platform is now available through many local public libraries, and provides access to digital resources for all ages. For a list of local public libraries currently offering eGo, visit https://egoct.org/.
- Easton Public Library & Fairfield Public Library are participating in eGo
Participate in your local library's summer reading challenge for a chance to win prizes!
📚 Fairfield Public Library
Fairfield Reads!
Summer 2022 is all about Fairfield! What do you love about your town? How can you share your story? Learn something new, get creative, and have fun while earning points toward our community goal! We challenge Fairfielders of all ages to reach 1 million points together by the end of the summer. Express yourself, attend events, write book reviews, complete bonus activities, and of course READ to earn points and help reach our goal this year! Your story begins at home!
Earn points/tickets by reading, writing book reviews, and completing bonus activities! Tickets are entries for the Grand Prize: $50 Fairfield Chamber of Commerce gift cards! *BONUS* Write a book or materials review each week and you will be entered into a drawing for a gift card to a local business AND a reusable tote containing Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) of some new and exciting books!
Get all of the info here!
📚 Trumbull Library
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
The Trumbull Library offers three Summer Reading Programs:
- Pre-Readers (ages 0-5)
- Independent Readers (ages 5-12)
- Teens (ages 12-17)
Pre-Reader Raffle tickets are worth 30 points. Participants earn 10 points for every completed activity and 1 point for every minute someone reads out loud to them.
Raffle tickets for Independent Readers are worth 60 points. Their weekly activities include performing random acts of kindness, writing book reviews, reading certain genres, and participating in the library scavenger hunt. Activities are worth 10 points.
The raffle prizes are the same for both programs. Points can be redeemed for Library Dollars to be used at the Library Prize Store.
12-year-olds can choose between Independent Readers and Teens. The programs are run differently, and the prizes are different.
Get all of the info here!
📚 Edith Wheeler Memorial Library (Monroe)
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
This summer, EWML invites you to Read Beyond the Beaten Path! An interactive summer program designed for all ages and families. Your mission? Complete activities that get you reading, experiencing the great outdoors, spending time with people you love, and having an amazing summer! Each activity will earn one raffle ticket. Raffles will be held weekly, with grand prizes wrapping up the program. All activities must be recorded by August 19th at midnight. Grand prizes will be awarded on August 22nd.
The program will open for Registration on June 1, and activity logging will begin the day of our Kickoff, June 28.
Get all of the info here!
📚 The Ansonia Library
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Stop by the library (Children's Room) for the Summer Reading packet and read all summer long for your chance to win fun prizes or raffle tickets.
Runs from June 17th-August 19th.
📚 Easton Public Library
Summer Reading Adventure - Reading Around Easton
Story Time on the go, Easton Geocaching and prizes! Read Around Easton is for all ages and will highlight Easton destinations and community members.
Runs from June 21st - August 11th
Get all of the info here!
