Youth Summer Reading

Adventure begins on May 10th at
University City Public Library!

Start counting how many minutes you read May 9! You can read or listen to books, magazines, or newspapers to fill in the your time sheet.

For Readers Ages 0 t0 3: Check off a box on the time sheet for each book you read with your child. Books may be repeated!
Downloadable Reporting Sheet – Ages 0 to 3

For Readers Ages 4 and up: Each circle on the time sheet represents 1 hour of reading. The sections represent 15 minutes. Shade in the amount of time you read!
Downloadable Reporting Sheet – Ages 4 and up

When your reporting sheet is full, bring it to the University City Public Library on Delmar Boulevard during our reporting times:

May 16-Aug 1 (Grand Prize Winners Picked on July 18!)
Monday-Friday: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m
Saturday-Sunday: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Pre-printed Reporting Sheets are available for pick up at the library during reporting times.

Volunteers

Who can volunteer? U City Library asks that our summer reading program volunteers be entering at least the 7th Grade at the time that they volunteer.

What do our volunteers do?  Volunteers attend training and then work at least one 1-hour shift per week for at least 4 weeks in May, June & July.

They also:
đź‘‚LISTEN to young readers and award them prizes                          đźŽŠWIN prizes for themselves
🥰MAKE friends and have fun                                                                đź‘ŤEARN community service hours

Volunteer Training takes place in late April and early May. Exact dates appear on the volunteer applications below.

If your teen is interested in volunteering for this year’s summer reading program and would be a new volunteer to the library, please fill out the NEW VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.

If your teen has volunteered for a previous summer, please fill out the RETURNING VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.

Applications need to be returned to the library by April 25th.

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.