July in the Children’s Room
Read to Bead is in full Swing! Don’t have your packet yet? Ypu can pick it up at the library. Need an extra tracking sheet?
Download one here, or pick one up at the Library.
When choosing a reading goal for your family, remember, you know your child best!
Tip: When choosing a goal, try to have it be enough of a stretch to create a real sense of accomplishment.
Track pages, chapters, books read or time spent- minutes or hours. For reluctant readers, start simple by aiming to read every day. Remember you can always adjust your goals as the summer progresses.
Once a row is filled, bring it to the library to redeem a token for our gumball machine! Our gumball machines give out beads so your child can create a unique summer reading necklace.
Keep filling rows for more tokens and beads. Earn special charms by attending Library Programs.
The summer slide refers to the learning loss that can occur when children are out of school for the summer, especially in their reading skills. It’s important to keep kids reading all summer long to maintain their progress and prevent this setback.
Whether it’s a comic book, a mystery novel, or even a favorite magazine, as long as they’re reading something, they’re keeping their minds active and engaged. Consistent reading helps children retain and even improve their literacy skills, setting them up for success when they return to school in the fall. Let’s make this summer a time for fun and growth through reading!
Break out of the box!
If your child has a required reading list, we can help you order the books that you need. If a title is older, there may be limited copies in our network, so please be patient if it takes a bit longer for us to find you a copy. If your reading list is recommended, not required, or if you’d like to try more modern or diverse books, we have some alternatives for you:
- The American Library Association has lists that are full of book titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer.
- Check out these diverse books for kids and teens.
- Boston Public Library has a collection called Black Stories Matter!: Children’s Books by Black Authors and Illustrators.
- Use your Grafton Public Library card to log into Novelist to search for books by Lexile level.
- Have a reluctant reader? Try graphic novels!
There’s nothing better than choosing your own books. Come in and let your children browse the shelves. Summer is a great time to explore their interests. Are they interested in Minecraft? We have a book for that! How about rockets?
Remember, it doesn’t matter what your child reads, as long as they are reading!
