Set Your Hooks into Some Books!
Summer Reading 2025
Lowell Public Library (219) 696-7704
Schneider Branch Library (219) 552-1000
Shelby Branch Library (219) 552-0809
June 2nd–July 26th, 2025
Summer Reading Guidelines
(Read these guidelines before clicking on the sign-up link below.)
The Children’s Summer Reading program is for children from birth to 4th grade. Children going into the middle school in the fall can participate in our YA program.
Pre-registration starts on Tuesday, May 27th for the reading portion of summer reading. Sign-ups will be done online starting this year through the sign-up link below, but please read the information here first. 
The first day that books count toward prizes and reading credit is Monday, June 2nd. The last day is Saturday, July 26th. Children who log 50 books or chapters by the end of Summer Reading will receive a ticket to our End-of-Summer Bubble Foam party!!
In addition to reading, we also offer various program activities each Tuesday and Thursday. Online registration for these activities also starts Tuesday, May 27th. Program sign-ups will be available online one week prior to each program and may also be taken over the phone. If you are unable to attend a program you signed up for, please call to let us know. To make sure we have enough supply for each craft, Pre-registration is required.
Only items checked out from the Lowell, Schneider, and Shelby Libraries are eligible for reading credits. Each reader will have an under-the-sea scene displayed to show their progress.
When children finish reading a book, parents must fill in their child’s reading booklet, found at the desk in the children’s department. Books without chapters are considered 1 book. Each chapter in a chapter book is considered 1 book. Therefore, if a child reads a book with 12 chapters the parent would record “12” on the “ch” line after the book’s title.
For every 10 books/chapters a child reads, items will be added to their ocean scene:
10 books/chapters: treasure chest 
20 books/chapters: coral 
30 books/chapters: shark 
40 books/chapters: submarine 
Every additional 10 books/chapters: fish 
We will be offering “ grand prizes” at the end of Summer Reading. Throughout the 8-week program, readers will have the opportunity to put their name in for the End-of-Summer prize drawings! Prize drawings will be July 30th.
Each day that a child checks out 5 or more books, they will receive a ticket from the front desk and will have the opportunity to select an item from the treasure chest. When they check out 10 or more BOOKS, they will not only get their treasure box ticket but also a slip to fill out for the prize drawings. Each day that they check out 10 or more books, they fill out a slip. The more slips they fill out throughout Summer, the more chances they have to win one of the prizes!
When Summer Reading is completed, students who attend school at Three Creeks, Oak Hill, or Lake Prairie will have their ocean picture and booklets returned to them at school. Those children who are in preschool, homeschooled, or who attend other schools may pick up their picture and booklet from the Lowell Library.
Thank you for your interest in Lowell Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.
Come enjoy the summer with us!
Sign Up Here!
PLEASE NOTE: This link is for signing up for Summer Reading only. You can sign your child up for programs or events offered by the library during Summer Reading (crafts, story times, etc.) on our Events page or by calling the library.
ALSO, SIGNING UP FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY KEEP TRACK OF THE BOOKS YOU HAVE CHECKED OUT. You will still need to log your books in your booklet located at the Children’s desk.
