Summer Reading Across the Upstate: Ready, Set, Go!

Summer Reading is a chance to let children explore their interests, dig into graphic novels or nonfiction or anything else that lights a fire in their imagination. Sign up at your local library so your family can attend free events, earn prizes and more.

Spartanburg County Public Libraries’ Summer Reading Programs continue through July 31. Visit any SCPL location to pick up a Challenge Card or get started online at spartanburglibraries.org/Events/Summer-Reading-2023. Choose a combination of 10 challenges to finish a card and win a prize while supplies last. All completed cards are added to weekly drawings for each age group for bigger prizes, so keep reading for more chances to win. Special events include visits from the South Carolina Aquarium, Professor Whizzpop and more.

Summer Reading continues through July 31 (the last day to pick up prizes). Prizes are available for babies through teens. Summer Reading Special Events include Sing Along with Dr. Jean, Lee Bryan "That Puppet Guy," Roper Mountain Science Center: Scales and Tales, the Critter Keeper, a children's writing workshop Cartoon and Comic Crash Course and more. Summer Reading is free, open to the public, and does not require a library card. Register online, download coloring sheets and more at greenvillelibrary.org/summer-reading.

All Together Now –Summer Reading is June 5 – July 28. Look for programs from The Critter Keeper, the South Carolina Aquarium, Gravity Check, the Wildlife Geeks and more. Read 10 books of your choice, complete 10 activities listed on the reading log, or a combination of both to equal 10. After completing the summer reading program, participants ages 17 and younger will receive an All Together Now prize pack, as well as have their name entered into a drawing for more prizes. Adults who complete the summer reading program will receive PCLS sunglasses (while supplies last) and an entry into a drawing for prizes. Details are available at pickenscountylibrarysystem.com/srp23.

All Together Now – Summer Reading includes an art contest, special events and more. Try the reading challenge – children, tweens and teens can read 20 minutes a day for 40 days to complete it. Get the details at andersonlibrary.org/summerreading.