The children’s section of the library was bustling with kids, all of them clearly excited to pick out their next book.

The reason for all the activity? The summer reading program! I was amazed at how much MORE excited my six year-old became about reading after he signed up for the program. He loves to read all the time, but now he’s intensely motivated to read more and more books.

The program at my local library has a librarian in the children’s library three days a week available to listen to kids report on the books they have read. Each book read and reported on gives the child one entry into a prize draw, and a chance to play a turn on a giant board game. Each time the child passes “GO” they get another entry and a smaller prize.

What’s your local library doing for kids this summer? Do you have any summer library memories?