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2025 Youth Summer Reading (0-12)
Color Our World At Your Library!
The Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield is excited to launch its 2025 Youth Summer Reading Program with the theme of "Color Our World at Your Library." The Youth Services Department will have weekly events in June and July. Children's activities and programs are geared towards ages 0 - 12 and specific age ranges will be noted on the calendar events. See the information below for more details.
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Reading Logs:
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Reading bags (containing reading logs and other materials) will be available beginning June 2nd, 2025 in the Youth Services Department on a first-come, first-served basis for children ages 3-12 (while supplies last).
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While reading bags are limited, reading logs will be available throughout the summer.
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Readers will use the reading logs at home to track their progress towards their reading goal.
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Participants can earn incentives and prizes for reading (for every hour of reading time, children earn a visit to the library to add a sticker(s) to our giant art mosaic; completion of entire log earns a ticket into the grand prize drawing).
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The deadline to turn in all reading logs is 5 p.m. on July 31st, 2025.
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Grand prize winners will be announced and contacted in August.
Prizes
Prizes for grand prize winners are as follows:
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First Place: Assorted art-related items including: Brite Future Ker-Pops Bubble Popping Sensory Fidget Mat, Kid Made Modern Washable Paint Set, Beginner Crochet Kit, 100 Piece Tinker Toy Set, Instant Digital Camera, Wireless Karaoke Microphone, and Harmonica.
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Second Place: Assorted art-related items including: Sensory Fidget Square, Craft Supply Library, Vtech KidiZoom DuoFX Camera, 75pcs Minecraft Lego Kit, 150pcs Classic Lego Kit, 59pcs Tropical Toucan Creator Kit, 318pcs Ferrari F40 Lego Kit, and 54 Key Piano Keyboard.
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Third Place: Assorted art-related items including: Sensory Fidget Circle, Dinosaur Crystal Growing Terrarium Klever Kit, Set of 12 KwikStix Tempera Paints, Buddha Board Mini, Squishies Glow in the Dark Kit, and Recorder.
Calendars:
We have many wonderful events planned this summer, with recurring storytimes and book club meetings. Please note the following about events on the youth summer reading calendar:
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Some events require registration and will be marked with a red "R" on the calendar.
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To register for events, call the Youth Services Department at 984-985-BOOK (extension 3) OR email Ashley at awood@pljcs.org. If we are unable to answer, leave a message and we’ll return your call.
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Items with a red “R” require registration AT LEAST one week prior to the event.
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If an event registration is full, we will update on our summer reading webpage, socials, and website homepage events calendar.
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Unless otherwise noted, all other events begin at 10 a.m. and are open to all with no preregistration required.
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Events may be subject to cancellation or change and updates will be posted on all of our communication channels.
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All storytimes are recurring on Tuesdays and Thursdays, begin at 10 a.m., and are geared to children ages 0-5 but all are welcome.
Click here to download a printable PDF of our PLJCS 2025 Summer Reading Guide
Call the Youth Services Department at 984-985-BOOK (extension 3) if you have questions about any events.