Level Up at the Library with Reading Dragons

Register for the Kids 2025 Summer Reading Program

(Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued by the Saugus Public Library.)

If you’re looking for fun, educational activities and summer programming to support your kids’ learning, stop by the Saugus Public Library. This summer, the Library presents “Level Up at the Library with READING DRAGONS,” the 2025 Summer Reading program. Activities include literacy support, story times, discounted museum passes, Massachusetts park passes, take & make crafts and all your favorite books!

How to register

Families are encouraged to register their kids for the dragon-themed program using the Beanstack app. It’s easy — just download the Beanstack app, register under the Saugus Public Library and you’re on your way. If you’ve participated before, simply open the Beanstack app and register for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge. For more information, or to register in person, stop by the Children’s Room at the library or visit the kids’ Summer Reading page on our website. Registration opens Wednesday, June 18.

Twenty minutes is all it takes!

  The Saugus Public Schools recommend that students read at least 20 minutes a day this summer. The program is open to young people, preschool through 6th grade. We’ll have their favorite titles plus free ebooks, audio books, comics, magazines & music you can download using the hoopla and Libby apps.

Did we mention prizes?

  We’ve once again partnered with outstanding local businesses to reward summer reading. Sincere thanks to the businesses who generously donated! We’ll have a full prize cart plus free books to give away. In addition, we’ll run drawings for ice cream, donuts, cookies, pizza, roller skating, bowling, mini golf and sports merch, and grand prize drawings for tickets to Canobie Lake Park and North Shore Music Theatre’s production of “Finding Nemo” — and more!

Be a Reading Dragon!

As kids log their minutes of reading, they will earn reading dragon cards: collectible cards similar to Pokémon cards. Everyone who registers receives a starter set so they are ready to play the game, start trading and start collecting! Each set of themed dragon cards contains an egg, a child, a teenager and an adult dragon. There are even special holographic cards to collect.

Did we mention free programs?

In addition, there will be special visits by Wildlife Encounters, Vinny the Bubble Guy, the Saugus Fire & Police Departments, Pikachu + Sonic characters and Toe Jam Puppet Band, plus a family dance party, a concert for kids and bubble, magic and puppet shows. Check out the Library’s online event calendar for up-to-date information.

Create a reading routine

The library is here to help families create a summer reading routine that is fun for kids and their families. Turn off the media before bedtime, sit with a child, share a book or read alongside them. Ask them questions, but above all, make it fun! Research shows that children who read during the summer months maintain literacy skills that they’ve worked hard to build during the school year. According to Reading Rockets.org, research with 116 first-, second- and third-graders in a school in a middle-class neighborhood found the decoding skills of nearly 45% of the participants and the fluency of 25% declined between May and September.

Stay smart! Have fun!

  Stop by the library to register for summer reading or to find a just-right book for your child. It’s all free, all summer at the Saugus Public Library!