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Stop the Summer Slide | West Michigan summer reading programs

Looking for a place in Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon or Allegan county to help stop the summer slide? Here's our list of summer reading programs.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —

Kent County 

Kent District Library
Summer Wonder  June 5-August 12
Inspire.  Imagine.  Create.  Children are challenged to read books and earn some great prizes. There are kickoff events during the first week of June at various KDL branches.  

https://kdl.org/summer/ 

Grand Rapids Public Library 
Summer Reading Challenge  May 29-September 4
Discover new hobbies, interests, and skills through GRPL’s fun and educational reading challenge designed for all ages.  Sign up online or in-person at any GRPL location to receive your Summer Reading Challenge passport. Follow the challenges and track your progress by marking pages as you go.  Earn mini prizes for meeting reading milestones and, once you’ve completed all 12 activities in your passport, drop by any GRPL location to get your grand prize! Participation is free and does not require a library card.  https://www.grpl.org/summerreading/  

Check out these fun summer reading events at Grand Rapids-area parks:

Storytime in the Park
Garfield Park – every Tuesday from June 6- Aug. 29 from 6:30-8:30pm
There will be stories, summer treats and book giveaways. 

13 On Your Side will be broadcasting live during the kick-off event on Tuesday, June 6.  Come out and play our “Blinko” game, hear some of our on-air team read books in our story circle, and enjoy a summer evening of reading and fun!

ReadGR Summer Literacy Celebrations
June 13 MLK Park - Canceled due to weather
July 18 Roosevelt Park
August 8 Lincoln Park
From 6:30-8:30 pm
There will be stories, summer treats and book giveaways. 

13 On Your Side will be broadcasting live during each of these three events.  Come out and play our “Blinko” game, hear some of our on-air team read books in our story circle, and enjoy a summer evening of reading and fun!

Ottawa County 

Coopersville Area District Library 
Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://coopersvillelibrary.org/  

Georgetown Township Public Library
Participate in the library’s summer reading program:  https://www.gtpl.org/245/Youth-Services  


Herrick District Library – Holland 
Sign up or long in to participate in reading challenges for all ages.  Readers earn badges by reading or completing activities.  https://herrickdl.beanstack.org/reader365 

Loutit District Library – Grand Haven
Join in The Grand Adventure: A Summer Challenge for All Ages  May 30-July 31
The Grand Adventure is a lifelong learning game with something for everyone! Whether you are reading on the beach, listening to a road trip audiobook, or attending a library program, earn Adventure Points while you read, learn, and have fun!  It’s free to participate, you don’t have to have a library card, and the challenge is open to everyone!   https://www.loutitlibrary.org/summer-reading/ 
 

Patmos Library – Hudsonville 

Participate in the library’s summer reading program.
https://www.patmoslibrary.org/summer-reading-program.html 

Spring Lake District Library  

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://sllib.org/  

Muskegon County 

Muskegon Area District Library  

All Together Now – Begins June 19 

Join Beanstack and log your summer reading to earn awesome prizes..   https://www.madl.org/summer-reading/summer-reading.php

Fruitport District Library 

Participate in the library’s summer reading program:  https://www.fruitportdistrictlibrary.org/summer-reading-1/summer-reading  

Hackley Public Library  

Summer Reading Program: All Together Now  June 12-August 12
Read books (eBooks and audiobooks included!) and complete activities to earn badges.  By earning badges, you’ll earn prizes, as well as have the chance to win additional prizes.  All Ages are encouraged to participate.  *A library card is not needed to participate.  Create an account on Beanstack, or download the Beanstack app!  

Allegan County

Allegan District Library  

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  www.alleganlibrary.org 

Ransom District Library – Plainwell   

All Together Now! Registration begins June 9. 

This year’s summer reading theme is about having fun together. There will be lots of events and activities to participate in with other people. Maybe you will make a new friend! The reading program will once again be available in both online and paper formats.  Register here: https://www.ransomlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/youth-summer-flyer-2023.pdf  

Dorr Township Library  

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://www.dorrlibrary.michlibrary.org/  

Fennville District Library  

Summer Reading Trail of Stories 

Kickoff party on Saturday, June 10 from 10am-4pm. 

Read books, earn points, win prizes!  https://www.fennvilledl.michlibrary.org/news-events 

Henika District Library – Wayland    

June 10-August 16 

it's time to get groovy! This year's theme is "All Together Now", and it explores kindness, friendship, and unity. There are events and prizes planned for kids, teens, and adults! Registration begins June 10. The Summerfest kick-off event is Saturday, June 10.  Learn more at https://www.henikalibrary.com/srp 

Herrick District Library – Holland 
Sign up or long in to participate in reading challenges for all ages.  Readers earn badges by reading or completing activities.  https://herrickdl.beanstack.org/reader365 

Hopkins District Library  

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://www.hopkinspl.michlibrary.org/  

Leighton Township Library - Moline
All Together Now June 10-August 5 

Log your reading, receive stickers, use them to claim prizes and enter drawings.  https://www.leightonlibrary.org/summer-reading  

Otsego District Library
Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://otsegolibrary.org/  

Salem Township Library
Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program:  https://salemtownshiplibrary.org/programs/  

Saugatuck-Douglas District Library  

The Friends of the Library Annual Meeting and Ice Cream Social will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, June 4th. Look for information about summer reading at https://www.sdlibrary.org/  

Ionia County

Ionia Community Library

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.ioniacommunitylibrary.org/services

Belding Memorial Library

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.alvahnbeldinglibrary.org/reading-resources/reading-challenges

Montcalm County

Flat River Community Library – Greenville Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.flatriverlibrary.org/

Newaygo County

Newaygo Area District Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: www.newaygolibrary.org

Croton Township Library - Newaygo 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.crotonlibrary.org/

White Cloud Community Library Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.whitecloudlibrary.net/

Fremont Area District Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.fremontlibrary.net/

Oceana County

Hart Area Public Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://hart.ploud.net/

Shelby Area District Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://shelbylibrary.org/

Pentwater Township Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.pentwaterlibrary.org/

Hesperia Community Library 

Visit for details of the library’s summer reading program: https://www.hesperialibrary.org/

Mecosta County Big Rapids Community Library

All Together Now – June 5 to August 17

Readers can log their reading on Beanstack or on a Paper Reading Log. Receive a book, a reward, and a ticket for completing each month's Reading Goal. Reading Goals are based on the readers grade or age. Put that ticket towards the Prize Drawing you would like to enter. The Prize Drawing will take place on Tuesday, August 22. https://www.bigrapidslibrary.org/2023-summer-reading-program

Morton Township Library All Together Now Children and teens of all ages are invited to join us for an exciting summer of events, reading, and FUN! For more information: https://www.morton.michlibrary.org/summer-reading-program

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