Summer Reading Program

Promoting reading for all ages

The Summer Reading Program is a major focus for the fundraising done each year by the Friends. The theme of this summer’s 2024 Summer Reading Program is Adventure Begins At Your Library and it ran from June 17 – August 9, 2024. Spiderman and Bluey visited on Kick-Off Day (June 14). The program was run primarily through the Beanstack application, but people could also participate using a paper copy of the Challenge that was available at the library. The program was open to children and adults, and prizes for kids, teens, and adults were available.

There were 745 registered participants this year (up from 551 in 2023), The participants ranged from Babies and Pre-K to Adult. People logged 12,473 hours of reading logged on Beanstack and on paper.

The closing party was held on August 9 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Free water was provided by Rita’s Warrington. It was a great way to spend the afternoon and finish up the Summer Reading Challenge! And in the end, prizes were awarded to 12 lucky winners. This year’s grand prize is a Nintendo Switch Lite – a hand-held video game console.

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As always, the 2024 Summer Reading Program featured many activities and programs for kids, adults, and families. Over the 8-week period, the library held Summer Story Times, Book Bingo Programs, Craft Programs, Afternoon Adventures, Quizzo Programs, Teen Programs, Adult Programs, Bike Helmet Giveaway, and Outdoor STEM.

Senior movies, including Bob Marley: One Love, American Fiction, and The Boys in the Boat were shown. The special presentations, including Eyes of the Wild, Bollywood Dance Class, The Straka Dinosaur Show, Andrew’s Big Show, and Science Heroes (formerly Tale Wise). had families and adults entertained throughout the summer. These programs were sponsored by the Friends of the Horsham Library.

2,242 people of all ages participated in these events!