Our online summer reading registration link is live! You can fill it out anytime and then pick up your bag next Tuesday at the 2pm kickoff (or anytime after). You can also sign up at the library with paper registrations. https://forms.gle/2p8jby9BWnd9DKYP7
We have schedules and calendars at the library to take home. We will not be mailing them out this year, but they are on our website and Facebook page, and you can contact us if you need them sent to you.
Don’t forget that everyone can sign up for summer reading and earn prizes, from babies to adults!
People of all ages (babies to adults!) are invited to participate in our Summer Reading Program at the Nortonville Public Library. We offer programming and prizes for all ages, including teens (going into the 6th grade or older), babies/toddlers, and adults. Sign ups begin soon, and our kickoff party is Tuesday, June 3, 2025. You must be signed up for summer reading for your reading and activities to count, but you can sign up anytime during the program. Books read after June 3 will count towards prizes. For every 60 minutes read (or being read to), readers get one entry into the grand prize drawing and pick one item from the prize case. However, we do have additional entry options.
For our readers of all ages that can’t read yet, don’t enjoy reading as much, or have difficulty reading, you can also log activities (educational, outdoor, or library programs). We don’t want to pressure you to read, we want you to enjoy it! Five activities will earn one ticket and one small prize.
We have special prizes for our teens and a chance for them to earn “book bucks” to cash in for smaller prizes, or they may save up for an auction of grand prizes at the end of the summer! Details will be in their registration totes, on our Facebook page, and on our website. Teens are 6th grade to 12th grade (for the 2025-26 school year).
Prizes change continuously and the case is always fully stocked. Readers can continue earning prizes during the program. The grand prize drawing will be held on Friday, July 25at 4pm; all tickets must be submitted by 3pm on July 25 to qualify. Registration is not required to attend our programming.
ALL EVENTS AND CRAFTS ARE FREE.
WEEK 1
June 3, Tuesday 2pm: Summer Reading Kick-Off with Karen Land and her sled dog, Noggin. We’re starting the summer with a whole lot of fun! Join us to see our special guest Karen Land and her Alaskan sled dog, Noggin. Then stay for treats, snacks, and to get signed up for summer reading!
If you can’t make it that day, you can sign up any time at the library or online. Everyone is welcome, and all summer reading activities and programs are free!
WEEK 2
June 10, Tuesday, 10am: Storytime This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
June 10, Tuesday, Art Class with Mia: Screenprinting.
All ages: 1pm
Teens (6th grade and up): 3pm
June 12, Thursday, 7:00pm:Adult Paint Night. Enjoy adult conversation and laughs while we paint “Rainbow Waterfall” along with a virtual teacher. Teens and Adults.
WEEK 3
June 17, Tuesday, 10am, Storytime. This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
June 17, Tuesday, 3pm: Embellished Photos. Teens (6th grade and up).
June 18, Wednesday, 7:00pm: “Forever” Plants Craft Night. Adults.
June 19, Thursday, 3pm: Shadow Box Frame Mosaics. All ages.
WEEK 4
June 24, Tuesday, 10am: Storytime. This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
June 24, Tuesday, 3pm: Clay Creatures. Teens (6th grade and up).
June 25, Wednesday, 6:30pm:Library Board Meeting. Everyone.
June 26, Thursday, 3pm: Tape Resist Watercolor Paintings. All ages.
June 27, Friday, 6:00pm:Book Club Chat. Adults
WEEK 5
July 1, Tuesday, 10am, Storytime. This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
July 3, Thursday, Art Class with Mia: Hanging Sculptures.
All ages: 1pm
Teens (6th grade and up): 3pm.
July 4, Friday: Closed for Independence Day.
WEEK 6
July 8, Tuesday, 10am, Storytime. This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
July 8, Tuesday, 3pm: Fabric Plants/Flowers. Teens (6th grade and up).
July 10, Thursday, 3pm: Finger Knitting. All ages.
WEEK 7
July 15, Tuesday, 10 am, Storytime. Includes stories, crafts, and treats. Babies-PreK.
July 15, Tuesday, 3pm: Disco Ball Paintings. Teens (6th grade and up).
July 17, Thursday, 3pm: Cardboard Picasso Faces. All ages.
June 17, Thursday, 7pm:Adult Paint Night. Enjoy adult conversation and laughs while we paint “Betta Fish” along with a virtual teacher. Teens and Adults.
July 18, Friday, 5-6pm: Atlas Education Animal Presentation. Learn all about lizards, snakes, turtles, and arachnids while seeing them in person and touching them (if you choose!). Children must be accompanied by an adult and there are two short waivers to sign before the program starts. All ages.
WEEK 8
July 22, Tuesday, 10am, Storytime. This event combines play, stories, crafts, and a snack. Babies-PreK.
July 22, Tuesday: T-Shirt Tie Dyeing, 3-5pm. Make sure to wear older clothes because you might get messy. We provide the shirts and all the supplies for every member of the family to dye a shirt! Pick up the shirts you made at our wrap-up party on Friday.
July 23, Wednesday, 7pm, Adult Craft Night: Book Chandeliers. Enjoy adult conversation and crafting. Adults (18+).
July 25, Friday: Summer Reading Wrap Party!
3:00pm: Teen Prize Auction. Bring your book bucks in (or fill out a bidding sheet ahead of time to have someone else bid in your absence) and bid on the big prizes just for our teens.
4pm: Grand Prize Giveaway. Kids and adults, be sure to come see if you’ve won any of our grand prizes! (You do not have to be present to win).
Stay for games and treats to celebrate all of the art we made and fun we had this summer!
The library is looking for teen volunteers for the summer! We could not do what we do without them, and we appreciate their hard work SO much. But it’s fun work as well! Teens 13+ can be “official” volunteers for summer reading, get a t-shirt to keep, and will earn community service for high school, 4-H, church, or wherever they need it.
We have applications to fill out at the library, but we can also email them! Middle schoolers could have gotten them from the EMS library as well. Applications are due May 25. Please contact us with any questions!
