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2026 Summer Reading Program

2026 Summer Reading Program June 22 to August 15, 2026

Registration

All are welcome to participate!

We have grand prizes for all age groups.

 

Summer Reading is for EVERYONE.

Please complete a registration form for each member of your family.

2026 SRP Logo

So Many Ways to Participate

Earn raffle tickets by reading, attending events & programs, and participating in activities.  Raffle tickets will go into drawings by age group at the end of Summer Reading.  We will even have weekly prizes, so stop by the library often!

Read a book

Read a Book

For every book read this summer, you will earn a raffle ticket.  Books can be printed text, eBooks, or Audiobooks.

Maine Humanities Council Read ME program

Maine Humanities Council Read ME

Read any or all of the 2026 MHC Read ME books and earn double raffles!  Click on the above image to learn more about this year's books.

Read for 30 minutes

Read for 30 minutes

Read or be read to for 30 minutes to earn a raffle ticket.

Community StickTogether Poster

Community StickTogether Poster

Stop by the circulation desk and add stickers to our Community StickTogether Poster.  Each visit earns a raffle ticket.  We can't wait to see what this year's design will be!

Attend Events & Programs

Attend Events & Programs

It pays to attend!  Earn raffle tickets for attending our regularly scheduled programs as well as programs just for Summer Reading.  The more you attend the more you earn.

Reading Challenges

Library Passes

Want even more fun this Summer?  Use one of our Library Passes and earn a raffle ticket.  See the Library Passes page for more details.

Awesome Programs Happening All Summer Long

  • Plant a Seed, Read Storytime!
    Plant a Seed, Read Storytime!
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jun 23
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jun 23, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Weekly Storytime will be focusing on farms and growing things throughout the summer with tailored books and crafts to go with the theme each week!
  • Plant a Seed, Read Toddler Time!
    Plant a Seed, Read Toddler Time!
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jun 25
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jun 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Weekly Toddler Time will be focusing on farms and growing things throughout the summer with music and movement activities!
  • Mushroom Talk
    Mushroom Talk
    Sat, Jun 27
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jun 27, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Join us in welcoming local author and illustrator, Jim Dochtermann, for a discussion of mushrooms in Maine. Growing, foraging, and enjoying these fun fungi! For all ages.
  • Bees & Pollination & Honey
    Bees & Pollination & Honey
    Tue, Jun 30
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jun 30, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Join Mason and Danielle Laudarowicz of Beeloved Apiary members of the York County Bee Association for a presentation on the Importance of Honeybees. For ages 7-11.
  • Summer Theatre Workshop
    Summer Theatre Workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 11
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jul 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Join members of Massabesic High School's Mustang Theatre for an hour of theatre and improve games! Children ages 6 and up are welcome!
  • Dissect a Flower
    Dissect a Flower
    Mon, Jul 13
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jul 13, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Rebecca Tay of York County UMaine Cooperative Extension 4-H Community Education will help us discover what will happen as you take apart the layers of a flower. Registration is required. For children ages 8 and up.
  • Summer Reading Themed Teen Night
    Summer Reading Themed Teen Night
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jul 20
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jul 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Come join us for our monthly teen nights, free snacks included! We will be planting, crafting with flowers, and doing field day type games!
  • Health Eating & Active Living Story Time
    Health Eating & Active Living Story Time
    Tue, Jul 21
    Parsons Memorial Library
    Jul 21, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd, Alfred, ME 04002, USA
    Get ready for a fun, hands‑on story hour! Join Casey Marcotte from MaineHealth’s Healthy Eating, Active Living team, families can look forward to playful ways to explore fruits, vegetables, and food stories, plus a refreshing smoothie bike experience!
Our Sponsors

Click on the sponsor to learn more.

Native Haunts
UMaine Cooperative Extension
Girard Farm
MaineHealth Partners for Healthier Communities

Beeloved Apiary

Maine Humanities Council Read Me
Ossipee Hill Farm
Smitty's Entertainment
Kennebunk Savings
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