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Summer Reading Club

a shark, an octopus and a turtle swimming under the sea

Summer Reading Club (SRC) happens every summer at every library in BC. It's open to kids aged 0 – 12. This year's theme is under the sea!

How to participate

  • Pick up your reading record at the library, then read every day over the summer. It can be for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or even an hour.
  • Stop by the library for your weekly sticker.
  • You can also track your reading with the BCSRC's online reading tracker!

Win prizes!

When you come in for your weekly sticker, enter the draw for a Kidsbooks gift card!

Weekly themes (Ocean zones)

  • Sunshine zone: Sharing our light
  • Twilight zone: Magical creatures and fantasy
  • Midnight zone: Across the universe
  • Abyssal zone: Limitless possibilities
  • Hadal zone: Ancient worlds
  • Intertidal zone: Movement and motion
  • Open ocean: Adventure awaits

Summer reading club events

SRC medal ceremony

Join us in Civic Plaza to celebrate a summer of reading! All BC summer reading club participants are invited. Bring your completed reading record to earn your final stickers and medal. Sept. 12, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Register

SRC mini medal ceremony

Looking for a quieter version of the medal ceremony? Join us in the "calm waters room" (the Collaboratory) on the third floor of the library. Sept. 12, 12 – 1 p.m.

Register

Meet the SRC artist

Join Hayley, this year’s SRC illustrator, for an underwater themed art class. Experiment with fun watercolour techniques to make beautiful jiggly jellyfish. July 10,11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Summer reading club kickoff party

Join us in the Civic Plaza to celebrate the start of summer, and to sign up for this year's summer reading club. June 17, 3 – 4:30 p.m.

 

If you have a question, ask us or call 604-998-3450


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