Summer Reading for Kids & Teens
Welcome to
Summer Reading 2025:
Level Up at Your Library!
Monday, June 23 - Friday, August 15
What is Summer Reading?
This program is for kids and teens of all ages to keep up their learning and reading during the summer by encouraging them to explore their interests, participate in fun educational programs, and earn prizes.
Get Automatically Entered into Weekly Raffles
Win Prizes by Reading
Win Badges for Completing Learning Activities
The more you do, the more you earn, the more you learn!
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Free Activities Every Day!
Free Summer Lunch
Available Mondays - Fridays
from 12 PM until 1 PM
Kids and teens can get a free healthy meal at the library - no questions asked.
Please let library staff know if any dietary accommodations are needed.
Meals can be eaten inside in designated areas or outside on library grounds.
We cannot provide meals to go.
Each meal includes an entree, a fruit or vegetable, juice or milk, a snack.
Pick up the full menu in the Youth Department.
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Have You Seen Gordon?
Gordon is hiding in libraries all over Rhode Island!
Pick up a passport at a participating library and start your scavenger hunt.
Find Gordon in 25 libraries from June 24 to August 30 to win a Gordon Badge, plus your chance to win your very own Gordon stuffie in our Grand Prize Raffle!
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Collect Reading Dragons
& Friends Cards!
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Reading Dragons & Friends are collectible playable cards featuring mythical creatures like dragons, unicorns, griffins and more. Children track the time they spend reading in 30 minute increments to earn cards. They can play games with the cards they collect and they can create their own cards. This program appeals to kids who enjoy things like Pokemon, virtual pets, trading card games, and mythical creatures.
WEEKLY RAFFLE PRIZES
Babies to PreK
WEEK 1
Roger Williams Zoo Tickets, plus a stuffie and a book
WEEKS 2 - 8
Sharkbay Playspace Pass, backpack, stuffie, and book
Grades K - 4
Week 1: How to Train Your Dragon Prize Pack
Week 2: Storyland Tickets and a Squishmallow
Week 3: Dragons & Beasties Gift Bag
Week 4: Go-Play giftcard
Week 5: Museum Prize Pack
Week 6: Extreme Craze gift card
Week 7: Great Wolf Lodge Tickets
Week 8: Go-Play giftcard
Grades 5 - 12
Week 1: Level99 tickets
Week 2: Big E tickets
Week 3: Rock Climbing passes
Week 4: R1Kart Racing giftcard
Week 5: CW Theater tickets
Week 6: Tree Trails Mystic tickets & water bottle
Week 7: R1Kart Racing giftcard
Week 8: Dusty Planet Mini Golf tickets & Diggy's giftcard
Thank you to the Friends of the West Warwick Public Library for sponsoring our programs and to all the generous local business who donated raffle prizes!
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2026 Rhode Island Book Award Nominees
RI Children's Book Award
RI Middle School Book Award
RI Teen Book Award
More From Your Library
Looking for more free summer fun?
Learn about our other programs below!
The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.