Summer Reading Club 2024 is an adventure for all ages! It's a fun (and free) way for everyone to enjoy the library together. It's especially great for families (including grandparents and grandchildren). We'll share photos here from time to time, but you can find LOTS more photos on library Facebook pages (TADL, TADLKids, East Bay, Kingsley, Fife Lake)!
How to Sign Up
- If you do not have a Beanstack account and would like one (it's free!) - create an account and accept the challenge (see note below).
- If you already have a Beanstack account the challenge Summer Reading Club 2024 is already there waiting for you. Just accept it for each and every reader in your household who wants to participate!
- If you want to participate using a paper log just visit your TADL library and pick up a log - or print one at home!
- Visit your library (Woodmere, East Bay, Kingsley) for a free kids or teens t-shirt (first come first served only) while supplies last.
Beantack users - you will automatically receive a copy of our weekly summer newsletter, with the opportunity to opt out. It will give you all the upcoming events AND reminders on turning your reading minutes for prizes, after the finale party we will delete the email list.
Each department and library has fantastic things planned for the summer, click the buttons below to learn more.
Frequently Asked Questions
This free, all ages, program runs June 10 - July 21, with a finale party July 22 in Hull Park.
Sign up!
Sign up opens June 1. Signup at your library or, if you are already in Beanstack, accept the "Summer Reading Club 2024" challenge for all your participating readers.
Read!
Start reading any time and log your minutes either in Beanstack or on your paper log. Report your minutes each of the six weeks by Sunday at 5 pm.
There's also lots of fun to be had, with free programs, events and parties!
Get prizes!
Prize programs vary by age and library, contact your library for details.
Beanstack Users - Please see the links at the bottom of this page for a video.
Paper Logs - Take your log to your library to report your minutes.
Each participating library has a slightly different way of doing prizes, depending on reader age and other factors. Here are links to contact each library/department for details on the 2024 prize program.
Use the blue buttons at the top of the Summer Reading page to visit each one!
Yes! We do have some paper logs if you prefer, just ask at your library for a copy.
No, but we would love it if you get one! It's the easiest way to get lots of great books to read over the summer. It's easy, tadl.org/getacard.
Why is summer reading important?
Our theme this year highlights how you can open a book and travel into a new place and time - a real adventure!
It's important to both relax AND read over the summer. Summer is a great time to read whatever you find fun! For students this is especially important, because it helps maintain those important reading/comprehension skills built up over the school year.
Keeping reading skills in tiptop shape is important for adults too!
TADL Summer-Theme Reading Lists
Youth Services
- Baby
- Toddler
- Preschool
- Grades K-2 - Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Grades 3-5 Fiction, Non-Fiction
Reading & Literacy Resources (Non-TADL Websites)
- Pre-Readers
- Readers
- Families/Adults - The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Upcoming Summer Reading Club Events
Storywalk @ TADL Main - Sprout Takes a Walk
Take a walk around the library and read a book with your family. This is a great way to get outside, be active, and get some reading in.
Our friends at Feeding America West Michigan are providing free sack lunches for any child or teen in need this summer - starting with Summer Reading Club! We will be handing out lunches in the lobby each weekday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.
Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!
Gather 2 Grow is Feeding America West Michigan’s summer lunch program serving youth at local libraries across Grand Traverse County and beyond!
Meet your favorite librarians outside at Brownson Memorial Park for a program in partnership with the Kingsley Farmers Market, Naturally Fun! This drop-in activity will include crafts and more. Parents are encouraged to stay and assist.
Join Miss Michele on the front lawn for Adventure Stories storytime. This is a family storytime (up to age 6). Feel free to bring a blanket to get comfy.
- Chic-Fil-A
- GoGo Squeez
- Horizon Books
- Pirate's Cove
- TC Pit Spitters
- Jimmy Johns
- Moomers
- Elev8
- Oryana
- Culvers
- Dennos Museum
- Paddle TC
- Centre Ice
- Taco Bell
- Grand Traverse Pie Company
Beanstack - How To Videos
Beanstack is our free reading tracker! Use it as an app on your phone, or on a computer, to record your reading minutes and enter our prize drawings.
Visit tadl.beanstack.com to sign up. It only takes a few minutes! Remember, you can always ask a librarian to help you get signed up.
