Reading all summer long helps kids stay engaged, build skills, and beat the summer slide, but summer learning is valuable for teens and adults, too.
A visit to the library makes it easy and fun, with reading challenges, hands-on activities, and plenty of opportunities for learning all season long. Take part in a summer reading challenge at your library!
Libraries are also bringing plenty of excitement to summer with special events for all ages. Check out the Bridges Library System supported 2026 Summer Library Performers and Workshops.
Reading Challenges
- Alice Baker Memorial Library (Eagle)
- Into the Woods and Through the Pages: June 15 – August 1, 2026
- Big Bend Village Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 6 – August 15, 2026
- Brookfield Public Library
- Plant a Seed, Read: June 8- August 8, 2026
- America250 Reading Challenge: Through December 12, 2026
- Butler Public Library
- Details coming soon!
- Delafield Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 8 – August 14, 2026
- Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – July 31, 2026
- Elm Grove Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 8 – August 8, 2026
- Hartland Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 15 – August 15, 2026
- Jefferson Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – July 31, 2026
- Johnson Creek Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 6 – July 31, 2026
- Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)
- Details coming soon!
- L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)
- Unearth a Story!: June 8 – July 18, 2026
- Menomonee Falls Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – July 31, 2026
- Mukwonago Community Library
- Plant A Seed, Read: June 15 – August 8, 2026
- Muskego Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 5 – August 15, 2026
- New Berlin Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – August 31, 2026
- 2026 Library Reading Challenge: All year long!
- Oconomowoc Public Library
- Plant A Seed, Read: June 8 – August 8, 2026
- Pauline Haass Public Library (Sussex)
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – August 29, 2026
- 24 Books Reading Challenge: All year long!
- Pewaukee Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: May 26 – August 22, 2026
- Year-Round Reading Challenge: All year long!
- Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)
- Details coming soon!
- Town Hall Library (North Lake)
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – July 31, 2026
- Waukesha Public Library
- Unearth a Story!: June 1 – August 1, 2026
- Reading is Lit year-round reading program: All year long!
- Watertown Public Library
- Plant A Seed, Read: June 1 – July 26, 2026
- Whitewater Public Library
- Summer Library Program: June 8 – July 31, 2026