The Summer Reading Program is perfect for toddlers, kids, teens and adults! All Library branches are hosting fun and educational activities and programs during the summer months to celebrate the importance of keeping up on reading even when school is not in session.
For Toddlers and Kids the theme is Make a Splash... READ! The fun starts with a Bingo Card! Stop by your local SSJCPL branch library and sign-up to get kids reading and earning prizes! For kiddos that complete a total of 4 bingo cards there are even more exciting gifts and activities planned! Programming and activities are planned throughout all branches and include puppet shows, crafts, magicians and more.
For Teens and Adults the theme is Make Waves - At Your Library! and Water Your Mind! There are prizes and raffles for each book review completed (a total of 4 to be eligible for the BIG prize). Stop by your local SSJCPL branch library and sign-up for the fun! Programming and activities are planned throughout all branches and include gaming events like Wii Bass Fishing and presentations by expert gardeners from UC Davis.
Summer Reading 2010, there is definitely something for everyone! Check out the SSJCPL Event Calendar, search all branches and programs for all ages or search just the branch nearest you and the age group you are interested in.
Many thanks to our sponsors: Library and Literacy Foundation for San Joaquin County and the Friends of the Stockton, Escalon, Linden, Manteca, Mountain House, Ripon and Tracy Libraries.
Additional Resources:
Kids Bibliography for ages 0-5 - Helpful for completing the Bingo Cards
Kids Bibliography for ages 6-12 - Helpful for completing the Bingo Cards
Teens Bibliography - Helpful for completing the Book Reviews
Adults Bibliography - Helpful for completing the Book Reviews
A book about colors…
JE MILICH Z
Milich, Zoran. City Colors
A book that can be sung…
JE RUEDA C
Rueda, Claudia. Let's Play in the Forest
A book about animals…
JE SHANNON D
Shannon, David. Duck on a Bike
A book about fish…
JE WOOD
Wood, Audrey. Ten Little Fish
A book about shapes…
JE WALSH E
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Shapes
A book about cars…
JE COL
Collicutt, Paul. This Car
A book about dinosaurs…
JE WADDELL M
Waddell, Martin. The Super Hungry Dinosaur
A book about colors…
JE EHL
Ehlert, Lois. Color Farm
A book about birds…
JE TANKARD J
Tankard, Jeremy. The Grumpy Bird
A book about rain…
JE HES
Hesse, Karen. Come On, Rain!
A book about oceans…
JE PFI
Pfister, Marcus. The Rainbow Fish
A book about dogs…
JE ZIO
Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog
A book about the 3 primary colors…
JE WAL
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Paint
To find a book on the Library's 100 Best Picture Books List…
www.stockton.lib.ca.us/features/booklists/pictbook.html or click on the link on the Library's home page
A book about ducks…
JE BATES I
Bates, Ivan. Five Little Ducks
A book about food…
JE MCMULLAN K
McMullan, Kate. I'm bad!
A book about self-esteem…
JE WEEKS S
Weeks, Sarah. I'm a Pig
A poem by Shel Silverstein…
J 811.54 SIL
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends
A book about ducks…
JE EMMETT J
Emmett, Jonathan. This Way, Ruby!
A fractured fairy tale…
JE HARTMAN B
Hartman, Bob. The Wolf Who Cried Boy
A book about trains…
JE HUBBELL P
Hubbell, Patricia. Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!
A wordless picture book…
JE BAN
Banyai, Istvan. Zoom
A book about mice…
JE RIL
Riley, Linnea Asplind. Mouse Mess
A bilingual book…
JE ANAYA R
Anaya, Rudolfo A. The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story
Memorize a poem…
J 811.54 PRE
Prelutsky, Jack. The Frog Wore Red Suspenders
A non-fiction book about animals…
J 591.6 JEN
Jenkins, Steve. Never Smile at a Monkey
A book about spiders…
J WHITE E
White, E. B. Charlotte's Web
A book about pirates…
J 910.4 LOC
Lock, Deborah. Pirate
A book about the Gold Rush…
JB SUTTER J
Engstrand, Iris W. John Sutter: Sutter's Fort and the California Gold Rush
A funny book…
J MAN
Manes, Stephen. Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
A book about fish…
J 597 PAR
Parker, Steve. Eyewitness Fish
A book about frogs…
JEZ LOB
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are Friends
A book about water…
J 333.91 BAR
Barnham, Kay. Save Water
5 facts about the State of California…
J 979.4 RYA
Ryan, Pam Munoz. Our California
5 safety rules about a water sport…
J 797.21 CRO
Cross, Rick. Swimming
A mystery…
JM RASKIN E
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game
A book about pirates…
J BABBITT N
Babbitt, Natalie. Jack Plank Tells Tales
A book that has been turned into a movie…
J LEVINE G
Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted
To find 5 new words in the dictionary…
J 423 DK
DK Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary
To find an animal drawing book…
J 743.6 HAR
Hart, Christopher. Kids Draw Animals
A book by Louis Sachar…
J SACHAR L
Sachar, Louis. Holes
A book that has been turned into a movie…
J VAN
Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji
A fiction book featuring an animal…
J KIN
King-Smith, Dick. Babe: The Gallant Pig
A science experiment…
J 507.8 VEC
Vecchione, Glen. 100 Amazing Award-Winning Science Fair Projects
A kids' cookbook…
J 641.5 LAG
Lagasse, Emeril. Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking
To find Aesop's fables…
J 398.2452 MOR
Morpurgo, Michael. The McElderry Book of Aesop's Fables
A non-fiction book about science…
J 509 FRA
Fradin, Dennis B. With a Little Luck: Surprising Stories of Amazing Discoveries
TEEN FIC ALEXIE S
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
TEEN SF COLLINS S
Collins, Suzanne. Catching Fire
TEEN FIC LOCKHART E
Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks: A Novel
TEEN FIC PRATCHETT T
Pratchett, Terry. Nation
TEEN FIC SHUSTERMAN N
Shusterman, Neil. Antsy Does Time
TEEN FIC BINGHAM K
Bingham, Kelly. Shark Girl
TEEN FIC DOCTOROW C
Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother
TEEN FIC LARBALESTIER J
Larbalestier, Justine. Liar
TEEN FIC PEARSON M
Pearson, Mary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox
TEEN FIC SMITH R
Smith, Roland. Peak
TEEN FIC ANDERSON L
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains: Seeds of America
TEEN FIC BRAY L
Bray, Libba. Going Bovine
TEEN FIC CRUTCHER C
Crutcher, Chris. Deadline
TEEN FIC GREEN J
Green, John. Looking for Alaska
TEEN FIC WESTERFELD S
Westerfeld, Scott. Leviathan
TEEN FIC HORNBY N
Hornby, Nick. Slam
TEEN FIC MCGAUGHREAN G
McGaughrean, Geraldine. The White Darkness: A Novel
TEEN FIC MURDOCK C
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen
TEEN GN YANG G
Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
TEEN FIC ZUSAK M
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief
FIC DIAZ J
Diaz, Junot. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
FIC ENG
Enger, Leif. Peace Like a River
302 GLA
Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: The Story of Success
641.0973 KIN
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
FIC MCCANN C
McCann, Colum. Let the Great World Spin: A Novel
FIC MARTEL Y
Martel, Yann. The Life of Pi
371.8220954 MOR
Mortenson, Greg. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations – One School at a Time
FIC RUSSO R
Russo, Richard. Bridge of Sighs
FIC STEIN G
Stein, Garth. The Art of Racing in the Rain
FIC STROUT E
Strout, Elizabeth. Olive Kitteridge