Keystone Library Reading Resources
Summer 2023
HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE GUIDE
This guide is organized into 3 categories:
- SUMMER READING INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FROM THE KEYSTONE LIBRARY
- A COLLECTION OF READING LISTS
- EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY SITES
Scroll down for links to resources to help you engage PRESCHOOL - 6TH GRADE students in summer reading and learning activities. Most are offered free by a variety of providers and some share titles and activities for young adults as well.
Summer Reading Incentive Programs
KEYSTONE LIBRARY A-Z BOOK TITLE CHALLENGE
TEXAS BLUEBONNET NOMINEE MAP for RISING 3rd-6th Graders
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TFu_5jpL3Hl8Y0juFtTz7Vr2vWJpqPQh/view?usp=sharing
You can find more information on the list of nominees in the collection of reading lists below.
Summer With SAPL (San Antonio Public Library)
The San Antonio Public Library is offering people of all ages opportunities to read, learn, explore, and connect. The SAPL Summer Library Program is June 1 - July 31, 2023. Here is a short video about the program https://youtu.be/QD9FBlCCJAM
The Twig Book Shop
HEY Twiglets! Don’t let your brain go Extinct this summer! Read with The Twig Book Shop’s DinoMite Summer Reading Program!
Twiglets have all summer to read and document their success on their Summer Reading ‘DinoMite” Sheet. There are rewards for every 10 books read or read to Twiglets. -Completely- fill out & turn in your sheets at The Twig for DinoMite goodies and a chance to win one of the $10 TWIG gift certificates drawn weekly.
HEB Summer Reading Club
H‑E‑Buddy is ready for summer fun and summer jamming, so it's time to kick off our H-E-B Summer Reading Club you have to do is read ten books and record them on your reading log from the form linked (on the website). Each time you log a book, have an adult initial by the title so you get credit for reading. Once the log is complete, mail the form to the address below, and you'll be rewarded with a special t‑shirt. You have until October 1 to get in ten good reads. Texas summers are made for adventures, and some of the best adventures you find are in books, so find a stack of books and start exploring. For readers ages 3 to 12.
Pizza Hut Book It!
The Pizza Hut Camp BOOK IT! Program is part of the wider BOOK IT! program, which rolled out 37 years ago and was beloved by countless kids who grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s (and beyond). The program is open to all families with PreK-6th grade students (ages 4-12). Parents set goals, track reading and reward their students, all in a digital dashboard.
Scholastic's Summer Reading
Create an account on HOME BASE where kids can join a community of readers and will be able to read books and stories; attend weekly author events; interact with their favorite characters; play book-based games and activities; join dance parties; and more!
Barnes and Noble’s 2023 Summer Reading Program
A COLLECTION OF READING LISTS
Association for Library Service to Children - EXTENSIVE collection of lists
The Association for Library Service to Children promotes reading and books through recommendations, compilations of lists, and related services. ALSC booklists are created as a resource for children's librarians to share with patrons. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to explore these titles to find resources that may match or spark their child's interest. https://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists
BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023
This resource includes more than 600 titles chosen by the Children’s Book Committee as the best of the best published in 2022. In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/12/
BRIGHTLY
Brightly offers a collection of reading lists and ideas for children from birth to young adult students. https://www.readbrightly.com/
Horn Book Summer Reading Lists
The Horn Book reading lists range from picture books, early readers and primary grades, intermediate, middle school, and high school. https://www.hbook.com/story/2023-summer-reading-recommendations
Texas 2X2 Reading List (PreK to 2nd)
The Texas 2x2 Reading List is a project of the Children’s Round Table, a unit of the Texas Library Association. TLA sponsors the 2X2 Reading List solely to encourage free voluntary reading for children from two years old to second grade. These books also make perfect read-alouds for children of all ages. https://txla.org/news/the-2023-2x2-list-is-here/
Texas Bluebonnet Award
The Texas Bluebonnet Award selection committee chooses the twenty titles, both fiction and nonfiction, based on suggestions by librarians, teachers, parents, students, and other interested persons. The list is released each year at the Texas Book Festival in October. Nominees must have been published within three years of the release of the list. The winner of the Texas Bluebonnet Award is chosen by 3rd-6th grade students across Texas. https://txla.org/tools-resources/reading-lists/texas-bluebonnet-award/current-list/
WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS
We Need Diverse Books is a non-profit and grassroots organization of children's book lovers that advocate essential changes in the publishing industry to produce and promote literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. https://diversebooks.org/resources-old/where-to-find-diverse-books/
Read With Jenna Jr. 2023
For the second year in a row, The Today Show is introducing Read With Jenna Jr., an initiative with the mission of making reading fun for kids, one book at a time. The list is divided into three categories based on readers’ age: Picture books, middle grade books and YA picks. Each of the 24 books on the list was hand-selected by Jenna Bush Hager. https://www.today.com/popculture/read-jenna-junior-book-list-2023-t286510
Teaching Books
Book recommendations, ready-made resources and games that can enrich your summer reading fore children and teens. https://www.teachingbooks.net/show.cgi?f=instruct/summerreading
Imagination Soup Summer Reading List of Best Books for Kids
Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with book recommendations from these up-to-date summer reading lists. You'll find both familiar favorites and newly published children’s books, as well as a variety of genres and subjects from which to choose. Not only that, many of these recommendations are books in series. https://imaginationsoup.net/summer-reading-list-for-kids/
EDUCATIONAL SITES
Reading Rocket Resources
Start with a book … and open up a world of discovery and learning! Browse Reading Rocket's topic library to jumpstart your summer adventure. https://www.startwithabook.org/
ABCya
ABCya provides hundreds of fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Learners can play word, math, strategy and skill games. Use as a free subscriber, or upgrade.
DK Find Out!
DK Find Out! is a general interest site with fun facts, quizzes, games and activities on a wide variety of topics.
Library of Congress Minerva's Kaleidoscope
https://blogs.loc.gov/families/2022/03/
Minerva’s Kaleidoscope is a place for parents and caregivers of children and teens ages 7 through 16 to find kid-friendly activities based on the Library’s collections. We invite families to use this blog to connect with us and as way to see the Library’s resources in new and unexpected ways.
Read Together, Be Together
https://www.readtogetherbetogether.com/
Penguin Random House, in partnership with Parents magazine, has activities and resources that celebrate the importance and power of the shared reading experience between an adult and a child.
PBS Kids
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Read with Libby!
If you haven't already signed up for Libby, I encourage you to learn about it. With a public library card, you can borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for FREE.