TD Summer Reading Club 2026
Activities linked to reading or literacy:
Across the summer, literacy was not limited to one activity or one type of reading. Children could read independently at home, listen to stories, walk and read in the park, attend a library program, or visit the zoo and apply what they had learned through creative and hands-on experiences.
Strategies to motivate children to read, our unique reading program:
Rather than limiting reading to conventional activities, we used unique experiences to demonstrate what reading can lead to outside of the library building. By combining traditional programming with a large-scale community event, we created an experience that motivated children and families to stay engaged with reading throughout the summer.
How we were successful in motivating kids to read:
The success of our program was not simply that children read books or that participation increased. It was that we created an environment where children had many reasons to want to read. By the end of the summer, reading had become connected with achievement, creativity, exploration, friendship, and adventure—helping foster positive attitudes toward reading that can continue beyond the summer program.
Branding Guidelines:
By consistently using the approved logos, the full Club name, and the current illustrator’s artwork across our digital, print, and in-person materials, we ensured that our summer reading program was clearly connected to and represented as part of the TD Summer Reading Club.
Inclusivity in the program and services:
Inclusivity was a key consideration in the development and delivery of our summer reading program. We designed our activities and services to ensure that children with different abilities, learning styles, interests, and comfort levels could participate meaningfully and experience success. We wanted every child to feel that the library was a welcoming place where they could read, learn, create, and belong.
Other relevant Information:
This summer was an opportunity for our library team to rethink what summer reading could be, work collaboratively across departments, engage our community in new ways, and demonstrate that literacy can be a pathway to exploration, connection, and discovery.
The project provided an opportunity to mentor our summer students and introduce them to a broader perspective on library programming. Students were encouraged to see programs not simply as individual activities to be delivered, but as opportunities to build relationships, foster inclusion, support literacy, and create meaningful connections within the community.