Start the summer with your library with a celebration with games, fun, food trucks, and a live DJ spinning all your favorite tunes. This event will be held from 10 – 12 p.m., Saturday, June 3, at the Estero Recreation Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd.
All ages welcome. No registration required. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and get a free book while supplies last.
The Lee County Library System presents its annual Summer Reading Program for all ages June 1 through August 1. This year’s theme is “All Together Now” and features free library programs and an all-ages reading and kindness challenge.
The goal of the annual summer reading program is to nurture and grow a lifelong love of reading and learning, and this year’s theme adds an emphasis on kindness and community.
For students, the program can help prevent summer learning loss that typically happens after the school year ends.
Special events are happening in library branches all summer. Highlights include live theater performances, art workshops, puppets and magic shows, science presentations, bunny yoga and a comedy stunt show by a superstar performer. All programs are free to the public but may require advanced registration due to limited space. The complete schedule of library programs can be found at leelibrary.net/events.
Program participants can choose to complete challenges online or on paper in one of four age categories: 5 and under, Kids, Teens and Adults. The online reading challenge is available through the READsquared app or website. For anyone who wants a fully offline experience, paper-based Kindness Bingo is available at all Lee County Library System locations. Anyone who completes either the reading challenge or the Kindness Bingo will be eligible for the end-of-summer prize basket drawings filled with age-appropriate books and giveaways.
To find out more about the Lee County Library System’s All Together Now Summer Reading Program, visit www.leelibrary.net/summer.