Children’s
Summer Reading
AGES 0 TO 8
JUNE 6 through JULY 30
- When you complete an “swim session” by reading or being read to, come into the library for a small prize.
- Any reading done before June 6th DOES NOT COUNT towards summer reading challenges
- You must have your initialed paper log OR have logged your reading online.
- You must choose either paper or online for the duration of the program, you cannot go back and forth.
- You may substitute one activity for a daily reading time 2 times each week OR do them all just for fun!
Program may not be repeated! Only 1 set of prizes per person per summer.
NO PRIZES will be given after Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Prizes
You can read ahead of schedule, but prizes won’t be available until their release date. If you miss a week, you can collect it the next time.
For example, if you come in July 5, and haven’t gotten any prizes yet, you can pick up prize number 1 and 2. If you’ve read past that point, and are ready for prize 3, you’ll have to wait until July 18 to get that next prize.
Prizes will be available any time after their first availability date until July 30, while supplies last.
NO PRIZES AFTER JULY 30
Prize Schedule
- Weeks 1 & 2: June 6-18: Program sign-ups only; no prizes available yet
- Week 3 & 4: June 21-July 2: Prize 1 available starting June 21
- Week 5 & 6: July 5-16: Prize 2 available starting July 5
- Week 7 & 8: July 18-30: Prize 3 available starting July 18
- Last Day to Sign Up: July 23
- Last Day to Collect Prizes: July 30
No Child Left Behind, and No Child Left Inside!
The Youth Explorer Passes from Idaho State Parks will waive the entry fee for one vehicle for one day to any Idaho state park.
Ask your librarian for more information!
Summer Reading Programs
Shark Babies
0 to 2 Year Olds
Jellyfish Kids
3 to 5 year Olds
Seahorse Readers
6 to 8 year Olds
Summer Reading 2022 Rules
- Readers have 8 weeks (June 6 – July 30) to read 5 minutes a day/ 5 days each week to their child. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks (50 minutes per challenge).
- You may use board books (BB), picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), or even the same book over and over again.
- Digital books and audios are also allowed. Libby is available for free through your app store. Search for the Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho. Log on with your barcode and pin number.
- Books shared at Book Babies also count!
- Each Shark Babies Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 5-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Attend MLD Book Babies/Toddler Time” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 5 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed!
- Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Shark Babies Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!
Finished early? Ask about our year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Centennial Celebration Books for Balloons programs.
Additional Activities:
Week 1: Our Blue Planet
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Count baby’s fingers, toes, buttons, & snaps.
- Learn a new knee bounce or rock.
- Play in a tub/bowl filled with water, blue food coloring & ducks.
- Show baby how to talk into a phone.
Week 2: Ocean of Wonders
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Make ‘n play with an ocean sensory bag.
- Read a texture book.
- Learn how to hold a book.
- Give baby a gentle massage while singing a lullaby.
Week 3: Our Blue Planet
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Sing “My Bubble Floats Over the Ocean” while blowing bubbles.
- Give baby a “boat ride” with a towel or blanket.
- Play “sink or float” with a variety of items.
- Tie toys at intervals along a soft rope let baby play.
Week 4: Seven Seas, Infinite Stories
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Mermaid tail- put both both feet in one leg of pants and try to walk.
- Place an object in front of baby and crawl to get it.
- Make a glitter mermaid blue sensory calming bottle.
- Clap hands to beat of baby’s name.
Week 5: Discover Treasures
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Where is?- where is your nose, eyes, ears, mouth.
- Play Peek-a-Boo using scarves.
- Hide ‘n Seek a “treasure” using spatial words ….on, in, under, etc.
- Search for “treasures” buried in a sandbox or sensory bin.
Week 6: Uncharted
- Attend MLD Book Babies/ Toddler Time.
- Learn and do a new knee bounce rhyme.
- Think of 3 words that rhyme with frog/crab/fish.
- Learn a new word in sign language.
- Build a “lighthouse” with blocks or other objects.
Summer Reading 2022 Rules
- Readers have 8 weeks (June 6 – July 30) to read 10 minutes a day/ 5 days each week to their child. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks (100 minutes per challenge).
- You may use board books (BB), picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), or even the same book over and over again.
- Digital books and audios are also allowed. Libby is available for free through your app store. Search for the Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho. Log on with your barcode and pin number.
- Books shared at Story Time also count!
- Each Jellyfish Kids Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 5-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Attend a MLD Storytime” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 10 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed!
- Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Jellyfish Kids Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!
Finished early? Ask about our year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Centennial Celebration Books for Balloons programs.
Additional Activities:
Week 1: Our Blue Planet
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Look at a globe/world map & find/count the oceans.
- Compare “blue water” depths w/ plastic cups, water & blue coloring.
- Find three ways to conserve water in your home.
Week 2: Ocean of Wonders
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Write your name in sand or dirt.
- Count your steps as you go up & down stairs.
- Make a “soap boat”.
Week 3: Explore New Depths
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Play “sink or float” with a variety of items.
- Make a “ship” with furniture cushions & go on a “sea voyage.”
- Write your name in soap bubbles.
Week 4: Seven Seas, Infinite Stories
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Feed some ducks.
- “Paint” with water on the sidewalk using brushes and sponges.
- Run through sprinklers or go to the splash pad at the park.
Week 5: Discover Treasures
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Paint a rock or seashell.
- Find and trace shapes in a book with your finger.
- Imitate different bird walks such as waddle like a penguin, run like an ostrich, strut like a chicken, etc.).
Week 6: Uncharted
- Attend a MLD Storytime.
- Find and read a story @ Storyberries.com.
- Learn your phone number.
- Play “I’m thinking of an animal that rhymes with ___.”
- Bend, stretch, hop, skip, jump, and march.
Summer Reading 2022 Rules
- Readers have 8 weeks (June 6 – July 30) to read 15 minutes a day/ 5 days each week. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks (150 minutes per challenge).
- You may use picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), Junior Fiction (JF), Junior Graphic Novels (JG), or magazines.
- Digital books and audios are also allowed. Libby is available for free through your app store. Search for the Library Consortium of Eastern Idaho. Log on with your barcode and pin number.
- Each Seahorse Readers Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 15-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 15 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed!
- Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Seahorse Readers Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!
Finished early? Ask about our Centennial Celebration Books for Balloons program.
Additional Activities:
Week 1: Our Blue Planet
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Check out a new fish at National Geographic Kids.
- Read a book about the ocean.
- Compare “blue water” depths w/ plastic cups, water & blue coloring.
- Find an answer: What recycles in our area and see how much you can recycle in a week?
Week 2: Ocean of Wonders
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Check out a new fish at National Geographic Kids.
- Play “Go Fish” with your family or friends.
- Paint with bubbles.
- Find an answer: Do things sink or float differently in saltwater or freshwater?
Week 3: Explore New Depths
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Check out a new aquatic creature at Wild Krats.
- Go a day without screens – TV, computer or phone games.
- Use food colored water to change the color of a flower.
- Find an answer: Are sounds different underwater?
Week 4: Seven Seas, Infinite Stories
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Do a scavengers hunt at Switch Zoo Animal Games .
- Visit & tour an online aquarium such as Monterey Bay Aquarium & write down 3 new things you discovered.
- Paint an ocean creature rock.
- Find an answer: Why do some animals use sonar to communicate? Why does it work?
Week 5: Discover Treasures
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Check out a new baby animal at Zooborns.com
- Create a treasure hunt for friends or family.
- Construct a lighthouse with Legos, or another building material.
- Find an answer: Why is ocean water so salty?
Week 3: Uncharted
- Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity.
- Visit & tour an online aquarium such as Monterey Bay Aquarium & write down 3 new things you discovered.
- Go swimming/have a water fight.
- Learn the clapping game to “A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea.”
- Find an answer: Why does ice float on water, but when you swim in deep water, it’s cold?
Summer Reading Events
Book Babies
Wednesdays at 9:30 am
1 to 10 Month Olds
Toddler Time
at 9:30 am
10 to 23 Month Olds
Story Time
Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:30 am,
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
2 to 5 Year Olds
Summer STEM From Your Library
With Take n’ Go Supply Bags
Sponsored by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho STEM Action Center
6 to 11 Year Olds
Summer STEM Lego Club!
6 to 11 Year Olds
Star Party
Friday, July 8, at 9:00 pm
Book Babies
EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 AM STARTING JUNE 15
For babies (ages 0- 9 months) who are not yet “walkers” and their “grown-up.”
Enjoy songs, stories, and movement activities together with other families. Additional activities and links will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Book Babies blog.
Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific program for your oldest child.
Themes for June:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1960’s with picture books published in that decade.
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June 15 – One Fish, Two Fish
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June 22 – Where the Wild Things Are
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June 29 – Mister Seahorse and Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Themes for July:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1970’s with picture books published in that decade.
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July 6 – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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July 13 – Strega Nona
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July 20 – Corduroy
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July 27 – There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon
Toddler Time
EVERY Monday and TUESDAY AT 9:30 AM STARTING JUNE 13
For toddlers who are “walkers” (ages 10 to 23 months) and their “grown-up.”
Enjoy songs, stories, and movement activities together with other families. Additional activities and links will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Toddler Time blog.
Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific event for your oldest child.
Themes for June:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1960’s with picture books published in that decade.
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Week of June 13 – One Fish, Two Fish
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Week of June 21 – Where the Wild Things Are – We will be closed June 20 for Juneteenth.
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Week of June 27 – Mister Seahorse and Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Themes for July:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1970’s with picture books published in that decade.
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Week of July 5 – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – We will be closed July 4 for Independence Day.
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Week of July 11 – Strega Nona
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Week of July 18 – Corduroy
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Week of July 25 – There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon
Story Time
EVERY Monday, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY AT 10:30 AM
AND Tuesday AT 6:30 PM
STARTING JUNE 13
For children ages 2 to 5 and their “grown up!”
Children ages 2 to 5 with their adult will enjoy stories and related fun which may include songs, games, and rhymes in our Community Room.
Story Time Kiddie Kits of crafting supplies will be available the day of the story time while supplies last. Any extras will be available to pick up on the Friday after the story time. Additional links and activities will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Storytime blog.
Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific event for your oldest child.
Themes for June:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1960’s with picture books published in that decade.
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Week of June 13 – One Fish, Two Fish
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Week of June 21 – Where the Wild Things Are – We will be closed June 20 for Juneteenth.
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Week of June 27 – Mister Seahorse and Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Themes for July:
We will have fun with our 100 year Centennial Celebration in the 1970’s with picture books published in that decade.
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Week of July 5 – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – We will be closed July 4 for Independence Day.
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Week of July 11 – Strega Nona
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Week of July 18 – Corduroy
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Week of July 25 – There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon
Summer STEM Crafting for Kids and Tweens
Sponsored by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho STEM Action Center
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8 & Tweens ages 9 – 11 and their accompanying adult. Come to the library and participate in an activity that’s about science, technology, engineering, or math!
Any additional Summer STEM from your Library Make or Take STEAM kits will be available at the Front Circulation Desk following the activity.
STEM Crafting for June:
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June 14: Learn with NASA – For this period relevant activity, we will celebrate the 1960’s with the Apollo moon landing! Natalie Macbeth, our NASA Solar System Ambassador, will help us launch air compressor rockets, and we will make sandwich cookie moon phases, erupting moon rocks, learn about ocean tides & the moon, and make a solar system for your pocket.
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June 28: Jellyfish in a Bottle – For this activity, we will be making a floating jellyfish using a paperclip and a straw in a water bottle.
STEM Crafting for July:
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July 5: Life-Size Whale – For this activity, we will be drawing a life-size whale with sidewalk chalk.
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July 12: Growing Crystals on Seashells – For this activity, we will be growing crystals on seashells using a chemical solution.
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July 26: Stretchy Sand Slime – For this activity, we will be making stretchy Sand Slime using sand and glue.
Summer STEM Lego Club
Sponsored by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho STEM Action Center
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm
For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18. Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanyied by an adult.
Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s first LEGO club!
DATES:
- June 21
- July 19
Star Party!
Friday, July 8, at 9:00 pm in the Community Room Parking Lot
Come out and gaze at the stars! We’ll have our big telescope set up, and Cathy Stanton, former Star Ranger, will be there to take you on a guided tour through the universe.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Don’t miss it!
Don't Forget Our Free
Family Friendly Films
Every Thursday at 2:00 pm in the Community Room starting June 16
- June 16: Yellow Submarine (1968; Rated G)
- June 23: Doctor Dolittle (1967; Not Rated)
- June 30: Mary Poppins (1964; Rated G)
Parents, please pre-screen movies for appropriateness for your family.
Children under 12 MUST be accompanied by someone age 14 or older.
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Reading Resources
Thank You to Our Summer Reading Sponsors
These amazing businesses and organizations donated over $60,000 to make our 2022 Summer Reading possible. We appreciate their support of literacy in our community!
Regular Hours of Operation
- Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
Closures in 2022
- January 1 – New Year’s
- January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
- February 21 – President’s Day
- March 25 – Staff Development Day
- April 2 – Closed for Maintenance
- May 28-30 – Memorial Day
- June 20 – Juneteenth
- July 2-4 – Independence Day
- September 3-5 – Labor Day
- September 22 - Staff Development Day
- October 1 – Closed for Maintenance
- November 11 – Veteran’s Day
- November 23 – Closing at 5 pm
- November 24-26 – Thanksgiving
- December 23-26 – Christmas
- December 30-31, 2022 – New Year’s
- January 2, 2023 – New Year’s Day
Address
73 North Center
Rexburg, Idaho 83440
We are located on Center Street, just north of Main Street, by the Historic Rexburg Tabernacle.
Contact Us
(208) 356-3461
24 Hour Phone Renewal: (208) 356-6658
askmadisonlibrary@madisonlib.org
Madison Library District
73 North Center
Rexburg, ID 83440
A public library.