Summer Reading
The Adult Summer Reading and Youth Summer Reading program for 2023 has ended. Please check back in 2024 to participate next year!
Your library staff are hard at work processing your bingo cards in order to perform the drawings. Please be patient with us — there are a lot of them! In the meantime, we hope you will fill out our feedback survey for the Adult Summer Reading program to let us know how the program went this year. We take your responses very seriously and we are always seeking to improve!
Explore 2023 Booklist Recommendations
Children's Books for Adult Summer Reading 2023
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Children's Book" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
STEM Early Readers
STEM-focused books for kids learning how to read on their own!
Learn Something New: Adult Summer Reading 2023
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Learn Something New" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Books about Books or Libraries
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Book about Books or Libraries" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Books with Movie or TV Adaptations (Teen Bingo card)
All of these books have been adapted into a movie or TV show. Read the book, then check out the DVD or stream on hoopla or Kanopy.
Sports Novels for Summer Learning 2023 (Teen Bingo card)
Looking for something to read to fill out your Summer Learning Teen bingo card? Check out some of these novels featuring sports.
Learn about Nature
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Learn about Nature" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Disabled or Neurodivergent Authors
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Disabled or Neurodivergent" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Essay and Short Story Collections
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Collection of Essays or Short Stories" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Books with Red Covers
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Book with a Red Cover" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Summer Learning 2023: Biographies for Kids
Explore this collection of child-friendly biographies of underrepresented figures in STEAM!
Indigenous Authors
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Indigenous Author" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
14 STEAM Nonfiction Books for Teen Summer Learning
Whether you're trying to learn how to do something new or learn about someone who did, the BPL has you covered!
13 STEAM Fiction Books for Teen Summer Learning
Put the "science" in science fiction with one of these STEAM-themed reads!
Recomendações para a Leitura de Verão 2023
Precisa de ajuda com algum dos desafios do bingo da Leitura de Verão desse ano? Aqui você irá encontrar uma sugestão para todos!
Books in Translation
Are you looking for a suggestion for the "Book in Translation" challenge in this year's Adult Summer Reading Bingo?
Summer Reading is sponsored by the Boston Public Library Fund. To learn more, visit the Fund's website.
