Paws to Read Summer Reading officially opened sign up on May 1 at every Peoria Public Library location and on the Bookmobile! All ages are invited to participate in this fun program that will get everyone reading this summer.

 This year all you have to do is come into the branch where you signed up and sign your contract saying you read library materials for three hours each week. Read to yourself, read to someone else or read to your pet! The program starts June 9 and ends July 26.  Those who read five weeks earn a voucher for a ticket to a Chief’s game on either August 4 or 18. By reading six of seven weeks participants earn a ticket to the best party of the summer, the fabulous Summer Reading Party at Peoria Riverfront Museum on Tuesday, July 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The doors will be flung wide to every activity – theater and planetarium included – just for Summer Readers! Parking will be free, and Peoria Public Library will add some “paws-a-tive” fun to this family-friendly party.

Summer Reading has been a time-honored tradition for more than 60 years in Peoria. The summer fun that used to be just for kids whose parents wanted them to keep reading skills sharp. Now it is for all ages and not only does it keep new reader’s skills sharp, it gives everyone a chance to relax and read what they want to read while earning great incentives. Families or groups are encouraged to sign up together and take the challenge to be a Summer Reader.

Sign up now and be a Summer Reader!