Pre-Readers (Birth-Preschool)
Families can include their youngest kids in the reading fun! Pick up a bubble log with stickers from the library and see how often you can read, play, and learn together. Once you meet your goal, visit the library from June 27-August 1 to collect special prizes!
Kids Read (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
Set your own reading goals this summer and use our new adventure map to track your reading progress and complete fun challenges! Once you meet your goal, visit the library from June 27-August 1 to collect your prize pack and be entered into a grand prize drawing!
Teens Read (6th-12th Grade)
Set your own reading goals and track them with a customizable journal. Once you meet your goal, visit the library from June 27-August 1 to collect your prize pack and be entered into a grand prize drawing!
Adult Summer Reading
Build your own challenge this summer! Print out a Wichita landmark coloring sheet/checklist. Complete 5 out of 20 possibilities in Beanstack and earn a free open play coupon to Chicken & Pickle (while supplies last). Adult finishers will be entered in a grand prize drawing for tickets to Roxy's Downtown and a gift card for food and more fun!
Important Summer Reading Dates
- Thursday, June 27: First day prizes are available for pickup.
- Thursday, August 1: Last day of Summer Reading Program. Prizes cannot be guaranteed after this date.
Beanstack
Track your progress on our Beanstack website, or download the free Beanstack app for your Android or Apple mobile device.
Friends of the Library Bookmark Contest
The Friends of the Wichita Public Library invites kids and teens to submit artwork for a bookmark contest this summer!
Create your bookmark on a piece of paper (3 inches x 8 inches) and turn in your bookmark creation to your favorite Library location by 5 p.m. Thursday, August 1.
Winning bookmarks will be printed and handed out to Friends bookstore shoppers and members, and available at Library locations!
Put your name, phone number and email on the back of your creation!
Summer Events & Guest Performers
Bring the family for exciting musicians and thrilling adventures with performers from across the country! For a list of all summer events for kids, teens, and families, visit our events site.
Summer Reading 2024 Sponsors
Thank you to our prize sponsors:
Summer Reading 2024 Grand Prizes
Kids Read and Teens Read finishers are entered into grand prize drawings for:
- 2 family memberships to the Museum of World Treasures
- 3 private golf cart tours of the sculpture collection at the Ulrich Museum of Art*
- 1 kids day pass or 1 teen day pass to Sedgwick County Zoo
- A deluxe swag package from the PBS Kansas Cochener-Garvey Children's Education & Discovery Center:
- PBS Kansas Cochener-Garvey Children's Education & Discovery Center T-shirt
- PBS Kansas Drawstring Backpack filled with fun PBS KIDS items
- Private tour of the PBS Kansas Channel 8 studios
- DIY STEAM Activity Project
- Opportunity to be included in an on-air promotion for the PBS Kansas Education Center
- Two family sets of tickets (4 seats each) to Wichita Symphony Orchestra
*The winner of the Ulrich Museum of Art Award (with parent/guardian) will receive a private tour of the renowned Ulrich Museum of Art, Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection. Imagine riding around the picturesque Wichita State University campus on a golf cart, accompanied by knowledgeable docent guides who will unveil the stories and secrets behind each magnificent sculpture.
