Summer Reading Program
Excitement and fun await those who journey to Glenside Library and participate in the summer reading program, Read, Renew, Repeat, from Sat, 06/01 to Wed, 07/31. During these next two months, your library will host a range of free activities for kids, teens, and adults to encourage and support a love of reading. Participants can win prizes for reaching their reading goals like…
![Pronto's logo with an Italian flag above text on a red and pink sunburst background.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-5.jpg)
![Illustration of a child with glasses and a backpack, holding a red book, walking cheerfully inside a circular frame.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-15.jpg)
![A black and gray Coleman camping tent with a green outline, set against a radial striped background.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-Tent.jpg)
![Yellow rubber duck against a white circle background with orange rays radiating from the top.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-16.jpg)
![Golden bell with Mexican flag colors (green, white, red) and text "La Campana" on a circular background under sun rays.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-25.jpg)
![Illustration of a shopping basket with colorful shopping bags against a purple background with radial lines.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-18.jpg)
![Logo with red radiant background, text reads "Anyway's Established 1995 Pub * Restaurant * Banquets.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-7.jpg)
![Two green reclining lawn chairs with black frames on a green radial background.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-Chairs.jpg)
![Logo of H2O with a wave design, tagline "All the Elements of Fun!" against a blue radial background.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-14.jpg)
![A red and white Target logo with rays extending outward from the circular emblem.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-Target.jpg)
![Good Tequilas" logo with a playful margarita glass on a green and white sunburst background.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-4.jpg)
![Toy binoculars in green, yellow, and red on a white circle background with an orange starburst pattern.](https://glensidepld.org/files/SRP-Prize-Binoculars.jpg)
Summer Reading ends in…
Featured Events
Kona Ice Kickoff Event
Sat, 06/01 from 9:00 am–4:30 pm
Register at the library on the first day of the Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Program and enjoy a free shaved ice from the Kona Ice truck.
Library Pool Party
Sun, 08/04 from 5:30-7:00 pm
Complete the Read, Renew, Repeat Summer Reading Program to be invited to our private pool party at the GH20 Aquatic Center.
Challenges
Each child will be given two reading goals. Mark on the calendar (provided at registration) any day that you read or attend a library program.
Complete your first goal to earn a pair of binoculars. Complete your second goal to earn a free book and pass to our private pool party.
Read in the format of your choice for ten hours. Earn a punch for each hour of any kind of reading. Choose from books, audiobooks and comics, to blogs, fanfiction and more!
Your first completed punch card earns a free book and pass to our private pool party. Enter all your completed punch cards into the Teen raffle bins of your choosing by July 31st.
Read or listen to 5 books*. Earn a punch by reading or listening to a book, reading ten children’s books with your child, or attending a library program.
Your first completed punch card earns a pass to our private pool party. Enter all your completed punch cards into the Adult raffle bins of your choosing by July 31st.