Summer Reading

Stop by the library or the bookmobile to pick up your summer reading booklet. It has everything you need to get started and this year we're offering the instructions in English, Spanish, and Urdu. 

Choose how you want to participate. Color or mark in one space in the booklet for each thing you do. You can read one book, read for 20 minutes, complete an activity, or mix and match. 

Not much of a reader? We have you covered! We’ll connect you with fun activities so you can find your own path and make it your own. Remember, audiobooks, newspapers, magazines, websites, reading to someone else, or having someone read to you all count. And we always have great book suggestions to get you going. 

Once you’ve filled in 25 spaces you’ll earn a prize, which you can pick up at the library or on the bookmobile starting June 17. Fill in all 50 spaces and you’ll earn a t-shirt! T-shirts will be available August 1-14. All prizes are first-come, first-served while supplies last. You must be a Skokie resident or attend a K–12 school in Skokie to qualify for prizes. Shirt sizes are not guaranteed.

What kind of summer reading experience do you want to have? Our staff are here to offer great book recommendations and suggest fun activities so that you can make it your own. Visit the library and bookmobile to pick up activity sheets, participate in events, and talk to us about your summer reading. We might even have some surprises for you when you say hello! 

Want to share something you've done during summer reading? We can't wait to see it! Drop it into a summer reading mailbox at the library or bookmobile, or submit it online.

Kids Book Prize Sponsors

• North Shore Community Bank & Trust
• Endeavor Health Skokie Hospital
• DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago North Shore Conference Center
• Kaleidoscope Dance
• Kiwanis Club of Skokie Valley
• ProAuto
• Rotary Club of Skokie Valley
• Zorica Lucic - State Farm Insurance