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Pre-K Summer Reading Game Boards
For all kids not entering kindergarten in 2026.
How to Register: Pick up a game board at the Durham Public Library’s Summer Reading Desk or print one from our website. If you pick up your game board at the library, you can also claim a free book to keep.
How to Play:
Complete the fun summer reading activities on your game board.
How to Win: Return your completed game board to the library to claim your prize. Prizes must be claimed by August 28th.

Read & Bead (Grades K-5 )
How to Register: Visit the Summer Reading Desk at the library to pick up your Read & Bead Activity Log, a Read & Bead chain, and your first brag tag. If you can’t make it in right away, you can print your log at home and backdate activities with a caregiver’s approval.
How to Play:
Important! You must bring your log to the library to collect beads. If you’re exchanging beads to level up, you must bring them with you.

Teen Summer BINGO (Grades 6+)
Starting June 12th, stop by the library to pick up your Teen BINGO Card and start the challenge!
How to Play:
Finished a card? Keep playing! You can pick up new cards to play until August 21st.

Adult Summer Reading BINGO
Pick up a Summer Reading BINGO Card and complete five activities in a row to participate.
Help us celebrate National Library Week in April! We’re collecting stories of library joy now to share in April – and want to hear from you!!
National Library Week is April 19 -25, 2026. This year’s theme is “Find Your Joy!” – all about finding joy at the library! We want to share library joy with our community and want to hear from you! Please tell us a time that you experienced library joy – whether it’s a book you found, a program you attended, a library worker who helped you, or some other experience that meant a lot to you. We will be selecting a few entries to share on social media.
Please submit your library joy by Friday, April 3, 2026.

PRE-K GAMEBOARDS
(ALL KIDS NOT ENTERING KINDERGARTEN IN 2025)
To register, pick up your game board at the Durham Public Library’s Summer Reading Desk or print below
To play, complete all the fun summer reading activities on it.
To get a prize, return your game board to the library for your prize. Prizes must be claimed on or before August 30th.
READ & BEAD (K-5)

To register, simply visit the library’s Summer Reading Desk and grab a Summer Read & Bead Activity Log along with your Read & Bead chain and your first brag tag. If you can’t make it to the library right away, you can print your log at home and backdate any activities with your caregiver’s approval.
Here’s how to play:
Remember, you must bring your log with you to the library to collect your beads. If you’re exchanging beads to level up, please bring them with you.
To finish the program, simply turn in your log by August 30th and receive a small surprise. And don’t forget, all beads earned are yours to keep.
BINGO BOARDS (TEENS GR 6+)

Starting June 13th, stop by and grab your Teen BINGO Card.
Complete any of the activities on the board.
Cross off what you’ve done. Aim for three in a row.
Return your card for a small prize and a chance at a special raffle prize. All cards must be returned by 8/30.
Finished a card? Play as many times as you’d like until 8/9.

BINGO BOARDS (ADULTS)
Pick up a Summer Reading BINGO Card and complete 5 activities in a row. Turn your card in for a chance at a bi-weekly raffle prize.
Play as many times as you’d like until 8/19.
Full Curriculum For Grades K-5 .
Explore this resource here:
Weekly / Monthly Learning Plans & Worksheets in;
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
• MATH
• SCIENCE
• SOCIAL STUDIES
• SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL)
Great for homeschooling families, extra practice for kids and parents , and substitute teacher lesson plans.
Free access to lesson plans and printable worksheets inside the library ( no card or account needed) and with your Durham library card from home.
The Library provides a number of passes for free or discounted admission to local museums, generously funded by PALS: The Friends of the Durham Public Library Check out our full list of passes here and start exploring!
Looking for a new book suggestion? We can help you! Use one of the forms to let us know what you like (and what you don’t) and we’ll send you some titles and authors to try. This service is available for all ages:
Children (Grades 1-6): http://goo.gl/forms/In9QHjzBoJ
Teens (Grades 7-12): http://goo.gl/forms/fM7yGG2TJu
Adults: http://goo.gl/forms/n68mgiJ48f
A sale where only kids can sell, but anyone can buy!
We are looking for sellers ages 5-18 (12 & under with a parent).
Registration for sellers opens on June 19th. Register online using the library’s calendar or call the library at 860-749-9544
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