Summer Reading Program
Promoting reading for all ages
The Summer Reading Program is a major focus for the fundraising done each year by the Friends. The theme of this summer’s 2025 Summer Reading Program was Color Our World, and it ran from June 16 – August 8, 2025. Stitch (of Lilo and Stitch) and Rapunzel visited at the opening party and kids got to meet them and have pictures taken. The program was run primarily through the Beanstack application, but people could also participate using a paper copy of the challenge that was available at the library. The program was open to children and adults, and prizes for kids, teens, and adults were available.
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There were 734 registered participants this year. The participants ranged from babies and pre-K to adult. People cumulatively logged approximately 4,890 days of reading this year.
The closing party was held on August 8. Free water ice was provided by Rita’s Warrington, and children and adults participated in outdoor activities and enjoyed the beautiful weather. It was a great way to spend the afternoon and finish up the Summer Reading Challenge!​ And in the end, numerous small prizes were given away, 142 children received free books for contributing art to the Booker Art Gallery, and 3 lucky winners (one in each age group) won the grand prize raffle drawing.
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Join us again in 2026 for Summer Reading - Unearth A Story.
As always, the 2025 Summer Reading Program featured many activities and programs for kids, adults, and families. Over the 8-week period, the library held Story Times, Craft Programs, Afternoon Adventures, Teen Board Game Afternoons, Team Art Afternoons, the Bike Helmet Giveaway, Outdoor STEM, Ukulele Lessons, and a "Just for the Summer" Book Club. This added up to 62 consecutive days that a program or event was held
Movies, including Lilo and Stitch, How To Train Your Dragon, and Nickel Boys were shown. Family Nights occurred every Thursday, and included Eyes of the Wild, Family Book Bingo, The David C. Perry Show, DJ Mixup Improv Show, Dance Party Story Time, and the Dog Man Party, featuring an actual police dog. These shows kept kids and adults entertained throughout the summer.​ 2,604 people of all ages participated in these programs and events!
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The events, movies, and prizes were sponsored by the Friends of the Horsham Library.
