TD Summer Reading Club 2024
Are you ready to launch your reading adventure?
About the Club
The TD Summer Reading Club is back! From June 15 to August 17 kids can join the Club in-person at Newmarket Library. Look for us out in the community for your chance to register on-the-go.
The TD Summer Reading Club offers a variety of free, fun activities for children of all ages to keep them reading all summer long! Club participants can read whatever they’d like throughout the summer and report on the books read to library staff. Show off reading milestones by earning beads and moving your star marker across the universe.
How it Works
- Launch date is June 15! Visit Newmarket Library to sign up your child for the Club and get a reading kit, brag tag and necklace. Fill out a ballot for a chance to win weekly prizes and for the grand prize in each of four age groups:
- Ages 0-2: Backpack with book/puppet
- Ages 3-7: Family Pack of Single Day tickets to Legoland® Discovery Centre Toronto
- Ages 8-12: Tablet
- Collect special beads for reading milestones and program participation and wear them proudly on your brag tag:
- Registration/Attendance at a program: solid colour bead
- 5 books read: sparkly bead
- 10 books read: glow in dark bead
- 15 books read: metallic bead
- 20 books read: shape bead
- 25 books read: solid colour bead and then repeat bead pattern for every 5 books read beyond 25
- Read for fun! Have your child read what they enjoy and try some of our recommended reads.
- Join fun summer programs and drop-in activities for families to enjoy together. Check out even more author readings and workshops with Canadian authors and illustrators on tdsummereadingclub.ca starting June 24.
- Visit tdsummerreadingclub.ca to vote in the Battle of the Books, post reviews, write stories, read and write jokes, join in weekly trivia, watch author/illustrator readings and workshops and more.
- Register for The Bubble Show taking place on June 22. Don't miss this spectacular show to kick-off the summer and the TD Summer Reading Club.
- Save the date for the End of Summer Extravaganza on August 21 from 1-4 p.m. featuring performances by Mad Science, fun activities, prizes and tasty snacks. Club grand prize winners will be announced at this time.
The TD Summer Reading Club is accessible for kids of all abilities, no matter how they read! Ask library staff about getting content of the Club notebook in accessible formats. The Club is also bilingual! Visit clubdelecturetd.ca for more ways to enjoy the Club in French.
StoryWalks®
Visit two of our community parks from May to September to enjoy a delightful outing that blends nature, storytelling and family fun. Look for AFRO, NO! by Amaya James at Paul Semple Park. This wonderful book explores the sometimes complicated relationship young black girls can have with their hair. Visit Woodland Hills Labyrinth Park to read Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem by Lauren Soloy. Charles Darwin would take daily walks during which he would do much of his thinking. His children were always welcome to join him, and his daughter Etty often did. This charming story imagines what they might have talked about during their walks together.
To Our Title Sponsor
Newmarket Library extends an enormous thank you to TD, the Summer Reading Club’s title sponsor, for its continued generous support and commitment to fostering every child’s love of reading.
Ongoing activities
| Chess in the Library |
| Love playing chess? Or maybe you are new to the game. Join us on Saturdays for the opportunity to play a challenging game with your peers or learn how to play. Chess in the Library at the Newmarket Public Library is a part of the Chess in the Library organization whose mission is to promote chess across Canada through its student volunteer-run program. When: Every Saturday 2-4pm Where: Program Room (top floor of the library) |
| Advanced Readers Book Club |
| The Advanced Readers Book Club is for children aged eight to twelve years old who are interested in reading challenging books like "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, or "Swindle" by Gordon Korman. Everyone reads the same book and we meet to discuss and do activities based on the book's theme. Meetings are once a month on Thursdays 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. This is a popular program, so please contact us if interested in joining the Advanced Readers Book Club. |
| Reading Buddies |
| A weekly reading support program for children in grades 1 to 4 who are struggling to read at their level. Children are paired with trained and caring volunteer mentors for one hour per week, and each session runs for 8 weeks. Mentors and Buddies also take part in literacy activities in a supportive, pressure-free environment. Registration is ongoing. Please note this program is popular, and there may be a delay between applying and being matched with a partner. Ages: Grade 1-4 When: September to June |
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