Summer Reading 2026
All ages are invited to participate in Clinton Public Library's Summer Reading program! Win prizes, attend awesome events, and read! Plant a Seed, Read is rooted in the concept of farm to table. A farm grows food that nourishes our bodies; a library grows ideas that nourish our minds. Both food and stories connect us to our family, culture, economy, and ecology.
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FOR ADULTS! (18+)
FOR KIDS & TEENS! (Ages 0-17)
PLANT A SEED, READ!
June 1 - August 1, 2026
Let's Get Started!
There are two ways to participate in Summer Reading 2026! We recommend using Beanstack.
Option #1 - Beanstack (Online)
CLICK HERE TO LOG YOUR READING!
Use Beanstack to track your and your family’s reading, earn special digital badges, and place tickets into our prize drawings, all online! If it's your first time using Beanstack, follow the instructions below to make an account.
- Click on the button above to visit Beanstack.
- Click on the "Register an Individual or Family" button.
- Fill in your information. Beanstack allows families to be linked together, so that all family members can be accessed with one login.
- Once you are registered, you will be taken to your account page. This is where you will log your time and track the badges you earn!
Option #2 - Reading Log (Physical)
Pick up a physical reading log at the library! Make sure to turn your completed log to the Library by Wednesday, August 5.
Questions?
Please ask youth library staff member in person or email childrens@clintonpubliclibrary.us.
Let's Get Reading!
Keep track of your minutes read each day! If you read on 5 of the 7 days of each week (try to shoot for 20 minutes!), you earn a ticket to place in the drawing for a big prize. You can also get one ticket for each event attended (10 max). Track your total minutes read for the chance to win a special grand prize for reading the most!
Prizes
Prizes are coming soon!
YEAR-ROUND YOUTH EVENTS!
For a full calendar view, visit our Programs & Events page.
If you have privacy concerns or are not comfortable with photos being taken of you or your child at an event, please let a staff member know.
All-Ages Chess Club
Where Every Move Matters!
1st & 3rd Saturdays | 2 - 3PM (may go longer) | Lower Level
All Ages
Welcome to the All-Ages Chess Club, a vibrant community where chess enthusiasts of all skill levels come together to share their passion for the game! Players of all ages—children, teens, adults, and seniors—can connect over the chessboard. Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned grandmaster, our club provides a friendly and inclusive environment for everyone.
Creative Explorers
Tuesdays at 3:30PM | Lower Level
Grades K-5
Join us for an afternoon of play and learning! The Creative Explorers (formerly Afternoon Adventures) program offers a space for children to create, explore, and discover. Through fun and interactive programs, we aim to provide patrons of all abilities and stages of learning with the opportunity to learn about the world around them in a hands-on way.
Caregivers are encouraged to stay in the building and participate with their children. Children under the age of 8 are not to be left alone in the building without a caretaker at least 14 years of age.
Note: Creative Explorers will not be held July 21; join us for Chris That Twists!
LEGO Club
2nd & 4th Saturdays | 2 - 3PM (may go longer) | Lower Level
All Ages
Join us on 2nd and 4th Saturdays in an all-ages LEGO club. Show off your building skills, learn some tricks of the trade, complete a mini build challenge, or enjoy some open building time with buckets of bricks.
Sensory Saturday
Explore, Discover, Play!
Saturdays at 12PM | Lower Level
Ages 0-5
Sensory Saturdays is a hands-on, play-based program that invites young children to explore a variety of sensory stations designed to stimulate touch, sight, sound, smell, and movement. Each session features activities that support early childhood development, creativity, and social interaction, and encourages caregiver-child interaction
Wiggle Time
Tuesdays at 10:30AM | Lower Level
Ages 0-3
We will have songs, toys, and bubbles for you and your baby or toddler to interact! This is a great chance for kids and caregivers to socialize with each other and their peers.
SPECIAL YOUTH EVENTS!
Summer Reading events are held in addition to regularly occurring events and special programs.
For a full calendar view and list of special programs, visit our Programs & Events page.
If you have privacy concerns or are not comfortable with photos being taken of you or your child at an event, please let a staff member know.
THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS!
Tree ($300+)
Ascentra Credit Union
Friends of the Clinton Public Library
Kiwanis
Nestle Purina
Rotary
Sapling ($200 - $299)
1st Gateway Credit Union
Seedling ($100 - $199)
Adcraft
Aegis Credit Union
Citizens First Bank
Kadavy Orthodontics
Thalia Clement