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Summer Reading Programs

Bust Boredom with Books

By Natalia Castro - Macaroni Kid NW Las Vegas Publisher July 24, 2016
How will your kids fill the long summer hours? By reading of course! Here is your list of fun summer reading programs in Las Vegas to keep your kids motivated to keep turning the pages. Each program offers fun ways to keep track of their reading and exciting prizes to celebrate their accomplishments. 

Las Vegas Clark County Library District - Enroll your children ages 0-11 to Club Read and earn FREE books! For every 20 books (or 10 hours for older readers) children earn a free book. The summer reading program kicks off this week but you can pick up a bookmark reading log at any Clark County Library during summer. There will also be fun summer events for kids and teens, check the Event Calendar for all the information.

Barnes & Noble 
Summer Reading Triathlon celebrates the 20th anniversary of this reading program. Kids can participate in weekly story times and will be rewarded with a FREE book by reading 3 books and bringing in their completed Reading Journal. Parents can also download activities and teaching tips in the exclusive reading kit. 

Pizza Hut - 
This program offers various resources like book lists and story starters to help kids keep reading over summer. 

Scholastic The Summer Reading Challenge is a free online reading program with the challenge of setting a new reading world record. The program began May 9 and runs through Sept 9, 2016. Kids read and log their minutes while unlocking stories and earning rewards. There is also a section for educators to track their student's progress and parents can find reading lists and tips

Chuck E Cheese - Print a Reading Rewards chart and keep track of your child's reading every day for 2 weeks to earn 10 tokens to use at Chuck E Cheese. 

Do you know of a Summer Reading Program that I should add to the list? Comment below or send me an email so I can add it to the list. 

If you know of any programs I missed please let me know so I can share with Las Vegas young readers.