Summer Reading Kickoff on the Beverly Common
Tuesday, June 17 from 6:30-8 PM
Rain date: Wednesday, June 18
Come celebrate the start of Summer Reading. Join us to find out more information about all of the amazing summer happenings at the library and register for the Summer Reading program, “Level Up at Your Library.” Enjoy and dance to the music provided by DJ Kim Collins. Play some lawn games, enjoy a StoryWalk®, and say hello to special guests, Bluey and Bingo! Learn how to earn tickets to the Topsfield Fair and get ready to read. All ages welcome!
KIDS
Get in the game and join our 2025 Summer Reading program: “Level Up at Your Library.” To complete the reading program, we are asking you to read for 12 hours from June 17 to August 6. Listening to books counts as reading too! The reading log and stickers will be available at the Summer Reading Kickoff and at the library after the kickoff. You can also print a reading log from our website.
Children ages 4 and under who reach the goal of 12 hours will win a free book. Children ages 5-12 who complete 12 hours will receive a game controller pop-it keychain and a Topsfield Fair Prize Package: one admission ticket, one hot dog and drink voucher, and two ride tickets. Everyone who brings their log back will be entered in a raffle to win some cool prizes!
To be eligible for the Topsfield Fair Prize Package you need to pass in the reading log to the Children’s Room or email a picture of your completed reading log to Margie McClory by Wednesday, August 6.
TEENS
Register for the teen Summer Reading program for opportunities to win great prizes including free books, tickets to the Topsfield Fair, and raffle tickets for the grand prizes: $50 gift cards! Teens win prizes by completing levels on our “Level Up at Your Library” game cards. The more you read and the more you do, the more you win! Sign up at the Summer Reading Kickoff on Tuesday, June 17! You can also sign up and get your game card starting Wednesday, June 18 at the library. Program ends at 9 PM on Wednesday, August 6. Questions? Contact Katie Nelson.
Additional Teen Summer Fun!
Summer Art Challenge
Throughout the summer, we want you to get creative! Create a piece of art using the medium of your choice. Write your name, grade, and phone number on the back of your art and drop it off at the Teen Librarian’s office. Every submission will be entered into a drawing for an Art Supply Wholesale gift card. Art must be 8.5 inches by 11 inches or smaller and will not be returned. Deadline is Wednesday, August 6.
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is an annual summer tradition of the Beverly Public Library’s TAB (Teen Advisory Board). Every year, your favorite young adult books square off in a bracket with weekly voting. Vote on the Teen Instagram stories @bevteen and follow us while you’re there! Vote every Friday from June 16 to August 4. Good luck and may the best book win!
2025-2026 Student Reading Challenge
Kids and Teens! Starting in June, join the 2025-2026 Student Reading Challenge brought to you by the Massachusetts Center for the Book! Pick up a passport at the library, complete the monthly reading challenge, and collect stickers. Submit a short online form for prizes! Partnership with Mass Center for the Book.
ADULTS
Readers who are 18+ can join in our adult Summer Reading program by rating the books you read. For each rating you submit, you will be entered into a raffle drawing to win a gift card or Ravensburger puzzle(s)! This year, we are giving away $50 gift cards to Copper Dog Books, La Qchara, and The Castle Restaurant. Winners will be drawn and contacted after Wednesday, August 6. Questions? Contact Kerri MacLaury.
“Level Up at Your Library” is sponsored by the Beverly Public Library, the Friends of the Beverly Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the Topsfield Fair.