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2026 ALL AGES SUMMER LEARNING CHALLENGE AT EAST PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
WHO: All ages, 0-100+!
WHAT: A challenge to read and complete activities this summer to earn points and win prizes! Books, graphic novels, audiobooks, and magazines all count. You can also attend library programs to earn points. Collect a prize for every 10 points you get.
WHEN: Register online or pick up (or download here) summer tracking logs starting Monday, June 15th, and claim prizes until Saturday, August 22nd.
WHERE: Pick up tracking logs, attend programs, and claim prizes at all three locations - Weaver Library, Riverside Branch Library, and Fuller Creative Learning Center!
WHY: Because summer is a time to learn and have fun! Check out all the cool events happening at the library this summer, including a summer concert series!
Summer Concerts - Wednesdays from 6-7pm on the Weaver Library Lawn:
New Providence Big Band – Wednesday, July 15
Navy Band Northeast - Wednesday, July 22
The Moonbellies – Wednesday, July 29th
Jesse Liam Band – Wednesday, August 5th
And more fun for the summer - A STATEWIDE LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT!
Find the Good Egg or the Bad Seed at libraries around Rhode Island for a chance to win a prize!
Children of a
ll ages are invited to join the Rhode Island Statewide Scavenger Hunt this summer to celebrate the Summer Reading Program, Plant a Seed, Read. Pick up a passport at any participating library, then spend June 22 through August 22 visiting libraries across the state. At each stop, look for our summer mascots the Good Egg and Bad Seed and get your passport stamped.
Every visit to a library brings an unexpected adventure AND brings you closer to prizes. After five library visits, you’ll earn an entry into a raffle for a large Good Egg/Bad Seed plushie. Share a photo of a library visit with the RI Center for the Book after five visits and you’ll also receive a special surprise prize. Keep going for more chances to win: ten visits earns a second raffle entry, fifteen a third, twenty a fourth, and twenty-five a fifth entry plus an additional prize from the RI Center for the Book. More info at olis.ri.gov/scavengerhunt
The Rhode Island Statewide Scavenger Hunt is brought to you by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, the RI Center for the Book, iREAD, and Rhode Island public libraries, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Martin and Riverside Middle Schools Suggested Summer Reading for Grades 6-8
Instructions:
Browse the list (see the full list here)
Choose your title and READ it.
BOOK LIST:
- The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald
- Popcorn by Rob Harrell
- Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave by Ally Russell
- The Poetry of Car Mechanics by Heidi E.Y. Stemple
- The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
- Isle of Ever by Jen Calonita
- Chickenpox by Remy Lai
- Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
- The Sky Was My Blanket by Uri Shulevitz
East Providence High School Summer Reading Assignments for Grades 9-12
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