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Summer Reading Program

The Montague Public Libraries will hold its Summer Reading Program from June 23rd to August 9th, 2025. The program encourages reading for various ages and abilities. Participants can sign up in person at any one of the Montague Libraries. The program offers a variety of activities, including reading challenges, scavenger hunts, and special events. 

 

SIGN UP Starts June 23rd

Look for the Summer Reading displays at each one of the Montague Libraries.

Write your name and age on the sign-up sheet.

Take an envelope. Each one contains reading logs, a bookmark, more info about how the Summer Reading Program works, and an events sheet.

 

READ


Read or have books read to you. 

Listening to audiobooks and reading comics count, too!

Find a list of dog-related books here:  
Dog Days of Reading aspen list: https://montague.cwmars.org/MyAccount/MyList/23051
Staff Reading Picks: https://montague.cwmars.org/?browseCategory=turners_staff_reading_picks
 

EARN PRIZES



Bring your reading log into the library to have it stamped and get a raffle ticket toward monthly prizes. There will be two raffle drawings: one at the end of July and the other in mid-August.

You can earn extra raffles tickets if you...

Share a picture of your dog or pet with us, or draw us a picture of an animal if you don't have a pet.

Find Andy the Moose along Avenue A.

ATTEND EVENTS

*Flying High Dogs    *Terrific Turtles    *Paws in the Park    *Teen Craft Series

*Whale Mobile    *Poop Museum    *Vermont Wildlife    *Dungeons & Dragons

*Annual Puppet Show    *Drop-In Craft    *Find Andy-the-Moose

*Playgroup    *LEGO    *Bilingual Music & Movement
 

SUMMER EATS - Free Summer Meals for ages 18 and under at the Carnegie Library, under the tent. No registration necessary.

June 23rd - August 15th         Breakfast: 8:30-9:30am         Lunch: 11:30-12:30

projectbread.org/summereats
1-800-645-8333

 

A big thank you to the sponsors of some of our prize offerings this summer!

The Naismith Memorial Basket Ball Hall of Fame
The following prizes are made possible thanks to the Western Massachusetts Library Advocates:
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Children's Museum at Holyoke
Yankee Candle Village
 

Dog catching frisbee in midair.
Friday, June 27 2:00—3:00 PM Carnegie Library Tent, Carnegie Library201 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, 01376 Enjoy an interactive, dynamic, family orientated & fun-for-all-ages show with Mike Piazza’s four frisbee dogs.

 

Ornate box turtle.
Friday, July 1 13:30—4:30 PM Carnegie Library Tent, Carnegie Library 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, 01376 Join Mass Audubon educator Kelly Walbert to explore the wonderful world of turtles by playing games, touching a variety of real turtle shells, and making a turtle craft.

 

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