Summer Reading 2022
Children's Summer Reading
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (Birth to Kindergarten)
Register online or in-person.
Once registered, we will take a photo of your child for our bulletin board.
You also get to choose a free book from our Book Sale.
After every 100 books read, we will move your child's photo up the chart.
Once you reach 1,000 books we will move their photo to the top of the chart and you will receive an awesome HCH tote bag.
Ongoing program. Register at the children’s desk any time.
Children's Summer Reading (Kindergarten to age 11)
Register Online starting June 16th.
Once registered, you will receive your chain, beads, and your first brag tag.
Add a bead to your chain every day that you read for at least 20 minutes.
Earn fancy beads and additional brag tags by playing Read & Bead Bingo.
Summer Reading Raffle - All ages!
Stop in every week, check out some children’s books and earn a ticket for our weekly raffle. New drawing every Friday for a gift card to a local business. 1 ticket per family per week.
This random act of kindness is funded through a grant from the Peach Pit Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation of Middlesex County.
Connecticut Reads 2022, the 2022 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge
Teen Summer Reading
Read Beyond the Beaten Path!
Teen Summer Reading starts June 16th and ends August 31st.
Register online or in-person.
Pick up a paper log in the Teen Room or print log from here, then track your time spent reading.
You can tell us what you have read by stopping by the Reference Desk, calling 860-669-2342, or by email at askus@hchlibrary.org.
Each week starts new. You have 10 chances to win. Each Friday!
Stop into the HCH Teen Room for more info on Morgan and Eliot Summer Reading.
Connecticut Reads 2022, the 2022 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge
Adult Summer Reading
Read Beyond the Beaten Path!
Adult Summer Reading starts June 16th and ends August 31st.
Register online or in-person.
Pick up a paper log at the Reference Desk or print log from here, then track your books.
Each Friday we will have a drawing for a $25 gift card to a local restaurant.
You'll get one raffle ticket per book. This is a weekly drawing!
Let us know what you've read before Friday each week in-person, by phone, or email at askus@hchlibrary.org.
What Do I Read Next?
- Ask a librarian!
- Explore:
The Atlantic Summer Reading Guide
WSJ What to Read This Summer
NPR Book Reviews
Book Riot
LitHub
Literature Map - Use the More Like This and Reviews from GoodReads options under a favorite title in our catalog.
- View customized browse categories from our catalog.
Reading Off the Beaten Path in Clinton's Kenilworth Forest
HCH Library has partnered with the Clinton Land Conservation Trust for a
StoryWalk (Story Hike that is!) in Clinton's Kenilworth Forest.
A StoryWalk is a deconstructed storybook carefully set on posts allowing readers to move through the story in the fresh air. The book for Summer 2022 is, A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston.
More details and photos at Hiking With Henry.