South Carolina offers a Summer Reading Program statewide, enticing children and young adults to read throughout the summer in order to keep up the skills they learned during the school year, and encouraging them to become lifelong library users. The Summer Reading Program is open to children and young adults, administered through the local public libraries, and many also host Adult Summer Reading Programs as well. It is great fun all summer long @ your library!

Dream Big - Read

This year’s theme for the Summer Reading Program will surely get all children excited. Get started on the road to fun this summer by visiting your local public library and joining the 2012 Summer Reading Program! A list of SC public libraries is found in the South Carolina Public Library Directory.

Own the Night

Teens are invited to join in the Summer Reading Program fun with their very own theme: “Own the Night.” Find out what great programs are being organized at your library this summer! For more information, visit our South Carolina Public Library Directory and find the library in your neighborhood.

Between the Covers

Summer reading fun isn’t just for kids…many library locations also offer a Summer Reading Program for adults too! The summer theme for adults is “Between the Covers.”

Disclaimer

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Funding for SC's summer reading program is provided by IMLS and LSTA.

LSTA Grants for Summer Reading Programs:

Public libraries may apply for grants of $1000 for summer reading program support. A limited number of grants are available. Click here for grant application and instructions. (.doc)