Summer Reading is for Everyone of All Ages!
Looking for something new to read on these hot summer days? Want to challenge yourself to read more this year? Come to the library and pick up a bingo card full of suggestions, available for kids (in the Larchwood Room), teens (in the YA area), and adults (by the reference desk).
Please Note:
- Only one card per person.
- Book titles may only be used once per card.
Prizes:
Single square:
Add a star sticker for every square you finish to the space-themed bulletin board in the Larchwood Room, YA area, or Main Reading Room. Together we will build a universe of stories!
Bingo:
Complete a full horizontal or vertical line to earn a prize – for kids and teens, a frozen summer treat, and for adults, a free book from the Friends of the Library’s Book Nook book sale.
Blackout:
Complete all squares and turn in your finished card (with your name on it!) to enter a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Blue Hill Books. There will be one winner each for kids, teens, and adults. Kids and teens who complete all squares can also pick out a free book to keep from a special collection at Claire’s desk in the Larchwood Room.
What Do I Read?
Ask library staff for recommendations – we are always happy to suggest books for you! We have also created booklists for different squares (see below).
Booklists based on square categories:
For Kids
- Award winners
- About a dog
- About friends
- About or set in space
- From a series
- Set in another country
- Magic
- Explores diversity
- Maine author
- Author from another country
- About nature
- About the ocean
- Happy ending
- Talking animals
- Trains
- Based on a fairy tale
- Family adventure
- Historical fiction
For Teens
- Banned books
- Mystery
- Passes Bechdel Test
- Road trip!
- #ownvoices
- Author from another country
- Award winner
- About or set in space
- Book from a series
- Book made into a movie
- Time travel
- Dystopian
- Explores another culture
- Fairy tale retelling
- Historical fiction
- Maine author
- Steampunk
- Unconventional love story
For Adults
- Deals with current events
- By a Muslim author
- Number in title
- Published posthumously
- Retelling of a classic story
- Set on an island
- Book of short stories or essays
Other Resources
Some of our squares ask you to do things besides read books! Here are some resources to get those done.
Attend a library program: view the BHPL event calendar
Browse a Digital Maine Library database
Check out a DVD, CD, or piece of equipment
For more information about kid and teen summer reading, contact Claire at 374-5515 x15 or claire.malina@bhpl.net. For more information about adult summer reading, contact Hannah at 374-5515 x11 or hannah.cyrus@bhpl.net.