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Join the MCPL Summer Reading Challenge!

Posted On June 17, 2023
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The Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) Summer Reading Challenge! will begin on Saturday, June 17, at the Rockville Memorial Library. MCPL’s Summer Reading Challenge! offers a chance to fill summer with great books and fun learning activities, as well as in-person and virtual events.  Children and teens are invited to sign up for the Challenge online or at any MCPL branch. Pre-registration is now open.  The Summer Reading Challenge! runs through Aug. 31. It is sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc., and the Washington Nationals baseball team.  How to participate in the program: 

  • Sign up (or log in) to pre-register online.
  • Starting June 17, read books and do activities to earn online badges throughout the summer.
  • Optional: Print an Early Literacy or Elementary School Age game board at home or pick one up at a local library. Game boards are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Amharic, French and Korean.  
  • Teens will complete a bingo board of activities by reading books, attending library programs and helping their community for a chance to win prizes. 

For more information about the program, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. More information is also available by contacting Tyler Chadwell-English at James.Chadwell-English@montgomerycountymd.gov.