June is here and you can feel the heat of summer in the hallways. Days are longer, attention spans are growing shorter, and everyone is ready for summer break. Just because the school year is ending doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Students who do not continue reading over the summer are likely to lose ground. Encourage your child to keep reading! This blog post is filled with recommendations, activities, tips, and resources to help you motivate your child all summer long! If you want to receive tweets about “Summer Reading” subscribe to @WOSNews! Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up HERE.

Don’t Miss the Summer Reading “Kick Off” Celebration, Tuesday, June 23, at ST. Catharine’s with Chip Bryant! Pick up a flyer at the event which will include summer programs from all 5 public libraries. Your child can visit and participate in any or all of the “Mighty 5 Libraries!”

Please Note: Your child will NOT be receiving a Summer Reading log from William O. Schaefer (WOS). The children can visit any of the Mighty 5 Libraries in our district to register for summer reading and pick up a reading log. Please have your child bring their Summer Reading log to school with them in September.

Check out all of the available “Summer Reading Events” at the Mighty 5 Libraries of South Orangetown!

• Blauvelt Public Library
• Palisades Free Library
• Piermont Public Library
• Orangeburg Public LIbrary
• Tappan Public Library

Did you know the Mighty 5 Libraries of South Orangetown have eBooks and audiobooks? Listen to a book alone or with your family and add it to your reading log. Talk to the librarians and tell them about the books you have read!

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children and offers a Summer Reading list for Grades K-2.

Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, 1938-Present

Below are a few book trailers of Barnes and Nobile recommended top picks for grades 1 & 2.

Audiobooks are the perfect companion for a family road trip! Visit tryaudiobooks.com for FREE DOWNLOADS and suggested ways you can listen to audiobooks.

Booklists from the Brooklyn Public Library: Books for Kindergarten & Grade 1 AND Books for Grades 2 & 3

NY Public Libraries 100 Great Children’s books.

Incoming 3rd graders can access the Cottage Lane “Summer Reading” page HERE.