Summertime (and the readin’ is easy)

July and August

Maxwell has summer reading programs for all ages!


Relax and Read!

Summer reading for adults 18 and older
July 1 through August 17

Read a book or listen to an audiobook to enter the prize drawing. Each book equals 1 entry. Digital counts, too, so now’s a good time to use Libby and Hoopla!

Register for the program on READsquared starting June 1. You can log your reading progress from July 1 through August 17. You’ll do this through READsquared once you’ve set up your free account, but we promise that it’s easy, and we are happy to help you if needed. READsquared is also where you will select which prizes you’d like to try to win.

You may put your name in for as many prizes as you want to try for, for as many times as you have points available. Winning participants in the random drawing at the end of the Relax and Read program may only win 1 prize.


Adventure Begins at Your Library

Kids and teens (PreK through 12th grade)
July 1 through August 14

For every 20 minutes you read, you can enter your name into one of our raffle jars for the drawings at the End of Summer Reading Party. You can also select a small prize each time you come to the library to fill out your raffle tickets!

Register for the program on READsquared starting June 1. You can log your reading progress from July 1 through August 14.

Kids & Teens’ Summer Reading Program

Although the official beginning of Maxwell’s Summer Reading Program isn’t until July 1, you can sign up now at Maxwell’s ReadSquared page.

This year’s theme is All Together Now, and the dates for the program are July 1 to August 17.

More details here.


Image credits:
Logo used by permission of the New York State Library

West Genesee Summer Reading

The books that are on the West Genesee required summer reading lists for grades 5–12 are ready to check out. They are on an orange cart in the Youth Services area.

A few things to know:

  1. We own at least 2 copies of each book. Some are also available on OverDrive or Hoopla.
  2. Books are not holdable as such, but if you call ahead, we can pull them for later pick-up that day.
  3. Due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 book at a time per child.

Image credits:
Tre läsande kvinnor i sommarlandskap (Three Reading Women in a Summer Landscape)
by Johan Krouthén
License: Public Domain