Summer Reading Club

Three Summer Reading Clubs = One Awesome Summer!

Whether it’s board books, graphic novels, or page-turning adventures, there’s a Summer Reading Club for every reader at the ORL.

Starting June 23, stop by your local ORL branch to pick up a Reading Tracker—or download one online. Then read, colour, and explore your way to amazing prizes!

For Little Ones (Infant to Age 5)

Preschool Read-to-Me Club

Snuggle up in your favourite hammock, share stories, and watch your child’s love of reading grow. Colour one arc on your Summer Reading Rainbow every day you read together. Fill your rainbow and you’re in the running for great prizes like:

  • A $50 Indigo Gift Card
  • Scoop & Learn Ice Cream Cart by LeapFrog
  • Safari Animals MAGNA-TILES Set
  • Tonka Steel Classics Wrecking Ball

Stop by your local ORL branch to pick up a Preschool Read-to-Me Tracker.

For Kids (Ages 5–12)

Summer Reading Club

Track your summer reads with a Reading Record or go all-in with our creative Land of Colour Challenge! Medals, events, and a chance to win cool prizes await:

  • Dog Man Fan Pack (with three stuffies and a game!)
  • Fujifilm Instax Mini Camera
  • LEGO Disney Stitch
  • Perplexus Epic & Beast 3D Mazes
  • Pinball Machine Maker: Gumball Rally
  • $100 Gift Cards: Indigo, LEGO, or Best Buy

Stop by your local ORL branch to pick up a Summer Reading Club Tracker

For Young Adults (Ages 13–18)

Colour Your Summer Teen Challenge

This one’s for dreamers, creators, thinkers, and doers…IOW, all teens! Read 40 days, complete 5 activities, and you’ll be entered to win grand prizes like:

  • $100 Indigo Gift Card*
  • $100 Best Buy Gift Card*
  • $100 Lululemon Gift Card*

Stop by your local ORL branch to pick up a Teen Challenge Tracker

*Yes, that says one hundred dollars! Who knew reading could be so rewarding? (We did.)

Mark Your Calendar

Deadline to Submit Reading Trackers: Monday, September 8
Prize Draw Winners Notified: Tuesday, September 23

Summer Booklists Crafted Just For You!

There’s more than one way to Colour Your Summer! Check out the ORL events calendar to see what’s happening at your local branch. From Story Times to drop-in adventures and activities, we’ve got summer reading and family fun covered.

Colourful Books for Preschoolers

Celebrate the bright and beautiful shades of summer with this colourful collection of preschool-friendly books! Starting June 23, pick up a ‘Colour Your Summer: Reading Rainbow’ tracker from your local ORL location. When you finish your tracker, you can enter a draw to win a prize!

Red Carpet for Kids

Do you want to read a book that is also a movie? Here are some great suggestions for you! We also have all of these suggestions available in DVD format if you want to watch the movie after reading the book.

Colour Outside the Lines – Teens

Do you want to read a book that is also a movie? Here are some great suggestions for you! We also have all of these suggestions available in DVD format if you want to watch the movie after reading the book.

Prefer to participate online?

The BC Summer Reading Club also offers a fun, easy-to-use Online Reading Tracker app for kids and families who can’t visit a branch—or just love digital badges!

Starting June 16, track your reading goals from home and collect themed badges along the way. Once you’ve logged 49 days of reading, check in with your local ORL branch to celebrate your progress!