Read to Achieve

Summer Quest participants will log the minutes they spend reading this summer!  Every 20 minutes spent reading earns 1 point.  Use those points and points earned doing other activities to collect a free book! Read enough books to earn Washington Nationals tickets, plus an entry for a drawing for Washington Spirit tickets.

This summer, join Arlington Public Library to read and participate in fun programs and experiences. Complete the Summer Reading challenge: read for 30 days!

For every person who completes the 2026 Summer Reading challenge, the Friends of the Arlington Public Library (FOAL) will donate $1 to the Arlington Food
Assistance Center (AFAC). AFAC provides our neighbors in need with dignified access to free, supplemental groceries.

Register in the Arlington Public Library app or use the paper reading log, available at any library location, to mark every day that you read. It’s perfectly legit to backdate your reading log. There is no minimum or limit to how much you can read each day, but you must read on 30 different days to complete the Summer Reading challenge to win prizes.

Our theme is “Unearth a Story”. Our Summer Reading Adventure is for youth and adults. Participating is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Beginning June 10, go to fairfaxcounty.beanstack.org and pre-register for the Summer Reading Adventure appropriate for you or your children.
2. Depending on your age, earn ten or fifteen virtual badges by reading or listening to books, reading for 20 or 30 minutes, completing activities or a combination of all three.
3. Once you have met the reading goals for your age/grade, visit your local library branch and receive prizes for finishing the program!

Read every day this summer to earn incentives at your Fort Belvoir Library!

-Registration opens JUNE 15^th

Dig into a prehistoric summer

Register beginning Saturday, May 16, and buckle up for a nine-week expedition! Early registrants earn free entry to the Purcellville Cannons baseball game Wednesday, June 17, and are entered to win two tickets to select Washington Spirit games.

From Tuesday, June 16, through Sunday, Aug. 16, complete literary challenges, see free family shows and enter our drawing to win one of 34 colossal grand prizes.

All ages and reading levels are encouraged to join — with activities for pre-readers, kids, teens and adults — so add your whole household to your online account.

Forage on for details. See you in the field!

Montgomery County Public Libraries is challenging YOU to keep reading and learning all summer long. MCPL’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge offers all ages a chance to fill their summer with great books, fun programs, and a chance to earn some prizes along the way. Preregistration begins May 15 Track your progress June 13–August 21, 2026

The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS), The Washington Nationals, and The Washington Spirit are partnering to present Summer Prince George’s (SPG), a seasonal initiative for all ages that runs from May 18 through August 14.

More than a traditional summer reading program, SPG encourages children, teens, and adults to read 30 minutes each day, attend library programs, explore the physical collection of materials as well as a wide range of streaming movies and music in the 85+ online library resources.