Children’s Summer Reading Program

June 16th–August 31st

Upper Saddle River children entering pre-K–grade 5 in the fall are invited to join the annual Summer Reading program! 

Earn awesome goodies like weekly prizes, a lawn sign, and a chance to win a grand prize gift basket—by reading (or being read to) for 2 hours per week! All reading counts, so read what you love and reap the rewards! Enjoy fun family events, get creative with craft kits, go on a storywalk, and much more.

Pre-register starting June 1st; participate June 16th–August 31st. The program is limited to Upper Saddle River Library cardholders. Please contact erin.douglass@uppersaddleriver.bccls.org with any questions.

Reading Program

Read 2 hours per week to earn prizes!

All reading counts as long as it’s at your level, so read whatever you want! For every week that you read and log 2 hours, you will earn a fun prize.

Log your reading on ReaderZone.

1. Sign up on the Reader Zone app or ReaderZone.com.
2. Add readers. Click add someone else as a reader to add your child(ren).
3. Enter the program code 7476D when prompted.
4. Select Children for the reading group.
5. Make reading entries to meet the goal of 2 hours weekly. You can even add past entries.
6. You’ll receive an email when prizes are ready for pickup.

A Superstar Summer Reader Lives Here! The first 50 kids to log 2 complete weeks of reading will get a special lawn sign to display proudly. Limited to one sign per household.

Complete all 11 weeks of reading and you could win a gift basket chock full of goodies! Your completion of the program will enter you in the grand prize raffle.

Special Events

• These events are limited to Upper Saddle River Library card-holders.
• Online registration is required. Registration opens 2 weeks before each program, except where noted.