Summer Reading Club
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Summer Reading Club 2026
The 2026 Driftwood Public Library Summer Reading program opens on Monday, June 1! The theme of the Summer 2026 program is “Plant A Seed, Read” and all ages are welcome to participate, from infants to seniors. Reading logs for children (0-9), tweens and teens (10-18), and adults (18+) are available in print form at the Driftwood Public Library and for download on our website.
The library’s Summer Reading program is a way to help infants and toddlers develop early literacy skills, combat the summertime loss of academic skills in children and teens, and encourage adults to exercise their minds by reading for recreation. It’s also a LOT of fun!
How do the reading logs work?
The library’s Summer Reading program is a way to help infants and toddlers develop early literacy skills, combat the summertime loss of academic skills in children and teens, and encourage adults to exercise their minds by reading for recreation. It’s also a LOT of fun!
For adults (18+) – Color in each symbol on the reading log after reading for 20 minutes, listening to an audiobook for 20 minutes, reading to a child or pet for 20 minutes, attending a library event, or attending a community event. Filling out your first reading log earns you a summer reading t-shirt! Complete additional reading logs to earn garden themed prizes throughout the summer. Don’t forget to fill out your contact information on the reading log to be entered into our end of summer raffle.
Reading logs can be turned in at the circulation desk or can be emailed to Vickie Husted at Youth Librarian Victoria Husted's email address - vhusted@lincolncity.org. The final deadline for the raffle is Friday, Sept. 4th with the drawing occurring on Saturday, Sept. 5th.
What counts as a community event?
Anything fun going on in the community! Examples include Lincoln City's Juneteenth celebrations, National Night Out, or the Lincoln City Nature Explorers by the Parks and Recreation department, events sponsored by the Cultural Center, the 2026 Lincoln City Kite Festival, and more.
Free Books!
Did you know you can get free books during Summer Reading? Every year, Driftwood Public Library purchases books from board books up to young adult books using grant funding from the State Library of Oregon's Ready to Read grant, with matching funds from our Friends of the Driftwood Public Library.
Library staff will be giving away free books during the following community events: Juneteenth Celebration (June 19th, 5-7pm at the Community Center), Pride in the Park (June 27, 10am-3pm at Schooner Creek Discovery Park), and National Night Out/Touch A Truck (Aug. 4, 5-7pm at the Community Center).
Performers
Keep an eye on our website to keep up with our array of programs this summer for all ages. We’ll have preschool mornings, family nights on Tuesdays, special performances on Wednesday evenings, tween and teen Thursdays, and even Saturday storytimes!
