Summer Reading 2026
Monday, June 22 – Saturday, August 15
Children (Ages 0 – 12)
On your reading log (download below or visit the Youth Services Desk), you will find a row for each week. Complete each line by filling in the reading minutes under #1, adding up your minutes in column #2, and telling us which of our activities you did under #3.
– Read at least 100 minutes throughout the week. Record the number of minutes you read each day and add them up for your weekly total. Read anything you like – books, magazines, graphic novels, etc. – whether it’s from the library or somewhere else!
– Pick an activity from our list (see page 3). Choose the same activity each week, try a new one, or do multiple activities!
– When you’ve completed a week’s worth of reading and your activity, return to the Children’s Circulation Desk for your weekly prize – a new brag tag and a book each week!
The last day to pick up weekly prizes is Monday, August 17th.
Bring your log to the circulation desk each time you finish a row to receive your prize for that week. You may report only once a week and please only record one activity at a time, even if you have done more. You must bring your log to get your prize!
Summer Reading Events
Programs are Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
Click links for more information and
to register.
6/17: Summer Kickoff: Eyes of the Wild (Community Room)
6/24: KooKoo the Cartoon Magician
(Reading Steps)
7/1: Dinos on the Go! Edelman Fossil Park & Museum (Hub)
7/8: Indian Run E.E. Center: Hunters of the Sky
(Community Room)
7/15: Cartooning with Rick – Let’s Draw Dinos! (Hub)
7/22: DelCo Symphony Instrument Discovery (Reading Steps)
7/29: Art & Read: Goldilocks & the 3 Dinosaurs (Community Room)
(no Wednesday evening program 8/5)
8/12: End of Summer Reading Event: DJ Mixup with Dan Stabb & Jason Langin (Reading Steps)
Teens (Ages 13 – 17)
Teens will participate in an Anti-Brain Rot Summer Reading Challenge!
Sign up for the program anytime in the Teen Library. Teens will receive a notebook and pen for journaling. After mindfully reading for at least 15 minutes, teens will annotate/summarize their reading. When they have completed an hour of reading (with at least 4 journal entries) they can bring their notebooks in to the Teen Library and receive a raffle ticket. Teens will be entered to win prizes at the end of Summer Reading.
For questions, please contact Josh Palange, Teen Services Librarian, at palange@haverfordlibrary.org.
Adults (Ages 18+)
Welcome to Haverford Township Free Library’s 2026 Adult Summer Reading Challenge – Shelf Care Summer!
How it works:
- Sign up online or stop by the Reference Desk to sign up in person
- All participants receive a tracking sheet and a free book! (available beginning June 22)
Weekly Raffle:
- Submit book reviews for books read between June 22 and August 15
- Every review = 1 chance to win a gift card to a local business in our weekly drawing
- 1 winner each week, drawn on Friday
Grand Prize Raffle:
- Color in books on your tracking sheet as you complete activities
- 1 raffle ticket for each activity plus 5 additional tickets for completing the whole board – that’s 30 possible chances!
- Turn your tracking sheet in at the reference desk by Saturday, August 15
- Raffle winner/s will be announced on Friday, August 21
