Summer Read and Learn Progress

chart of activities completed showing 1,103 completed activities
MCPL’s Summer Read and Learn program has started, kicking off a summer full of fun! Customers from birth to age 17 can celebrate that Libraries Rock! all summer long. Since the program started on June 9, customers from around the County have already completed over 1,100 activities!

Participating is easy:

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Energy Express presenter shows participants coal
There are a wide variety of programs available on various themes. In the Energy Express programs offered in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, children in grades 1–5 will learn about conserving energy at home through fun, interactive programs. Check the calendar of events for more details about dates, times, and locations. Space is limited, and some events require registration.

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Having fun at a Libraries Rock! Dance Party
Looking for other events? Panda Karate: Sticks and Stones uses comedy and storytelling to teach kids how to respond to bullying without their fists. During MCPL Expeditions events, children can go on a virtual reality journey across the globe, through time, or into outer space. Our Outreach staff will also be hosting awesome Libraries Rock! Dance Parties around the County with photo props, a bubble maker, and music.

Check out our Calendar of Events for these and many other Summer Read and Learn programs, which are sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County and local Friends of the Library chapters.

We also have special extended hours during the summer with five branches, Connie Morella (Bethesda), Gaithersburg, Germantown, Rockville Memorial, and Silver Spring, open 10am–9pm Fridays and Saturdays through August 25. Stop by to pick up a book, cool off, or check out a program.

If you sign up online, don't forget to stop by a branch to pick up your gameboard and your various prizes (all while supplies last). We can't wait to celebrate each and every participant who completes Summer Read and Learn.

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A few of our finishers so far!
Sign up now; you have until September 9 to log your activities.
Summer Read and Learn 2018 @ MCPL —  Let’s rock!

Hear more about MCPL's Summer Read and Learn in the Summer Read and Learn episode of our Library Matters podcast.


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