Participate your way and track your progress in Howard County Library System's (HCLS) Summer Reading program!
Read, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities. Discover HCLS eResources along the way. Earn points and unlock badges!
Read Books, including eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and more.
Do Activities. Activities may be adjusted as appropriate for each child.
Win Prizes!
When you reach a total of 10 points, you have officially completed Summer Reading. Finish summer reading and come into any library branch during the month of August to get a book or toy prize. (While supplies last)
Find more details at hclibrary.org/summer
Participate your way and track your progress in Howard County Library System's (HCLS) Summer Reading program. Read, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities. Discover HCLS eResources along the way. Earn points and unlock badges!
Do Activities. You may adjust activities as appropriate for you.
A new Mission will be added weekly starting June 1st. Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
When you reach a total of 10 points, you have officially completed Summer Reading. Finish summer reading and come into any library branch during the month of August to get a mood pencil prize. (While supplies last)
We encourage you to read in whatever format you like the most: audiobooks, e-books, graphic novels, and hold-in-your-hands books — they all count towards your summer reading goal!
Create your own summer reading challenges or use our list of suggestions. All challenges can be repeated as many times as you like!
Track your reading, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities. Discover HCLS eResources along the way. Earn points and unlock badges!
A new Mission will be added weekly starting March 1st. Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
Activities may be adjusted as appropriate for each child.
Join Howard County Library System's (HCLS) program to track your reading, play fun educational mini-games, and find missions full of activities! Discover HCLS e-resources along the way!
Earn points and unlock badges as you go. A new Mission will be added every Monday.
Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
You may adjust activities as appropriate for you.
Pick you own books or use our challenges to inspire your Spring Reading!
Earn three points for each book you read and log between March 1 and May 31, 2022. Reading and logging four books will "complete" the Adult Spring Reading Challenge but you can continue to earn additional points by logging additional books.
A new Mission will be added weekly starting December 1st through the end of February. Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.
Wrap up 2021 and kick off 2022 with a good book! Join our Winter Reading Challenge for a list of intriguing and fun reading challenges. Pick you own books or use our challenges to inspire your Winter Reading!
Fall is here! The days are getting shorter, the leaves are getting crunchier, and the pumpkin spice lattes are flowing. Join our Fall Reading Challenge for a list of intriguing, thought-provoking, and fun reading challenges. Pick you own books or use our challenges to inspire your Fall Reading!
A new Mission will be added weekly starting September 1 through November 22. Earn 1 point for each Mission you complete or book you log. Missions may be completed in any order. Each book logged as part of a mission earns 1 bonus point.