Summer Reading

The Summer Reading Program is an initiative of the Kansas City Public Library aimed at encouraging leisure reading. The program advances a yearly theme as a means of inspiring children, teens, and adults to discover new or different ideas, experiences, or viewpoints through reading and other activities supported and suggested by the Library.

Past Programs

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Summer Reading Program 2022

2022

June 1 - August 15

2021 Home Grown Stories bluebird carrying book

2021

June 1 - August 15

2020 Live the Fantastic child reading and cat with wings

2020

June 1 - August 31

2019 Dare to Discover astronaut reading a book

2019

June 1 - July 31

2018 Rock and Read yellow book with speaker

2018

May 25 - July 31

'Push Your Shelf' on books

2017

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