Reading Programs
Find reading program information for regular and seasonal reading programs for all ages.
Kids
Summer Story Time
We'll hold our Summer Story Time from June 30 - July 30. Registration is required.
- Babies & Books: Ages 0 – 12 months. Tuesdays, 11 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time: Ages 1 – 3 years, Thursdays, 10 a.m.
- Kids' Story Time: Ages 3 – 8 years. Tuesdays,1:30 p.m.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
According to research findings, the more children ages 1 - 5 hear books read to them, the more prepared they are to learn to read when they reach kindergarten. Through the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” program, children exercise six early literacy skills: oral language, phonological awareness, vocabulary, print awareness, background knowledge, and letter knowledge.
Register at the WTPL circulation desk and pick up your first reading log. Track what you read to your child in the reading log. Every 100 books, bring your log into the library so your child can get the first reading incentive and the next log. Once you reach 1,000 books, your child will get a certificate and a prize.
Teens
Teen Book Boxes
Click here to sign up, and see what books you get!
Adults
On the Same Page
Join WTPL's On the Same Page book club! This club meets every other month on the third Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Books will be loaned as availability allows. The club is for individuals 18+.
Adult Book Talks
Here, we talk about whatever we’re reading right now or just finished. Whether you read fiction or non-fiction, short works or long, you’re welcome to join the club!
All Ages
Summer Reading Program
This year's Summer Reading Program features dinosaurs, archaeology, and paleontology. The program is open to all, and anyone can win prizes, but those prizes must be picked up in person.
Dates
- Book Registration & Logging: Sat., June 13 – Sat., August 1
- Kickoff Event: Sat., June 13, 1 p.m. At this event (open to all), the Wildlife Conservancy will bring several live animals.
- Adult Finale: Thurs., August 6, 1 – 2 p.m.
- Kids’ Finale: Sat., August 8, Noon
Youth (0 – 17 Years Old)
Each week of the Summer Reading Program has its own reading log page. Log all the books you read during the week and bring your log in for a prize during the week marked at the top of the page. Any amount read during the week gets one prize off the prize cart and one ticket towards a finale prize. Please pick up your Summer Reading prizes during the designated week, as prizes will no longer be available afterward.
Adults (18+ Years Old)
Every time you log a book, you’ll get an entry for the grand prize drawing. That’s one entry per book, with no limit on the number of books. You’re automatically entered when we get the logs (either online or on paper). We will draw names, and the grand prize will be ready starting at the Adult Finale on August 6. You don’t have to be present to win.
You can also pick up a reading challenge sheet from the front desk. Anyone who finishes will win a small prize. You’ll have until August 1 to log books and collect these prizes.