Join the Hartford Summer Reading Challenge!
“One City, Many Stories”
Completing the Summer Reading Challenge is easy AND fun!
Please join Hartford Public Library on Saturday, June 7 for their kick-off to the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge! We're joining the Hartford Public Library in celebrating the start of summer learning with a parade around the Downtown Library Branch (500 Main Street) and a festival of family-friendly activities.
The event begins at 12:00 pm, and it will be followed by live entertainment, face painting, balloon twisting, ice cream, games, activities and more! You can find out more information about the event here. The theme this year is, “One City, Many Stories” which highlights the beautiful diversity of our city; you can visit each library branch this summer for a different activity about diversity!
Help your child register for the Summer Reading Challenge here today! (Scroll down on the Library's webpage to the registration forms available in several languages.)
Register by clicking here
Collect a game board from your local library or online.
Complete activities on the game board
Read at least 20 minutes a day. Share your favorite books online using #HartfordSummerReading!
Log your reading on your game board or online
Attend additional summer reading kickoff events at local library branches!
Visit each of our library locations this summer to complete a weekly activity on a different diversity topic!
If you can't make it in person for whatever reason, they can be printed and complete at home.
Downtown Library: Ethnicities
Albany Library: LGBTQ+ Community
Park Street Library @ the Lyric: Careers