Summer Programs, Reading and Resources

2017 Summer Reading for Kids, Teens, & Adults

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Enjoy the summer with help from the Boston Public Library. Explore this site to find out about programs, reading programs and resources for:

Kids

Boston Public Library offer free summer programs for children of all ages. Learn about a variety of programs, reading lists, and more offered at the BPL locations across the city, including the annual Read Your Way to Fenway summer reading contest.

Teens

Boston Public Library locations offer free summer programs for teens. Events include programs hosted by Gique, Kidz Cooking with Miss Debbie and Grub Street, as well as the annual Read Your Way to Fenway summer reading contest. Learn about a variety of programs, reading lists, and more.

Adults

It’s Summer in the City! Summer reading is for everybody, whether you read at the beach or on your commute to work. Learn more more about playing “BPL Book Bingo” this summer.

Passport

Fill out a passport page each week of the Summer in the City program, either in person or online, and be entered in a drawing for prizes.

 

 

The Boston Public Library thanks these sponsors and collaborators for making the 2017 summer programs for children, teens and adults possible:
Summer in the City is sponsored by the Boston Public Library and the Citywide Friends of the Boston Public Library. In addition, BPL thanks WGBH and long-time WGBH supporter, The Krueger Charitable Foundation, for their generous $30,000 grant for books and giveaways to enrich “Summer in the City” programming, and their underwriting support of the “Summer in the City” Passport program.