Summer Reading is almost here – and it’s jam-packed with fun activities and giveaways throughout June and July!
Summer Reading kicks off Saturday, June 5 with registration opening at 9 am for our Cold Spring, Carrico/Fort Thomas and Newport Branches while Alexandria opens at 11 am.
Register at the library and you may go home with cool giveaways, while supplies last. Children will receive a backpack; teens will get a reusable water bottle complete with a built-in straw; and adults will score a flashlight pen.
Grab-and-go treat bags filled with snacks will also be available at noon at all branches.
Crawl, slither, soar or dive into the library’s Summer Reading program. With the theme Wild About Books, this year is all about animals and habitats they call home.
There’s something for everyone in the family – from dreaming up a fantasy zoo to drive-in movies featuring everyone’s favorite hedgehog Sonic to creating animal shadow puppets and learning how to keep our oceans clean.
Track your reading with the Beanstack app or a paper log for the chance to win awesome prizes big and small. Register online or at your favorite branch, where you can pick up a log.
Do you prefer online tracking over paper logs? Beanstack is a website and app that allows you to track your reading and earn Summer Reading prizes. You can register as an individual, family or classroom. Visit our Beanstack page to create your account and learn more.
Receive a small prize and one entry for the grand prize for every 4 hours read across formats; books, audiobooks, comics, being read to and reading by yourself all count toward the goal.
The grand prize is a six-month subscription to KiwiCo (STEAM & science kits for kids). One grand prize will be given away per branch and one through Beanstack.
You can track and submit hours online through Beanstack or via paper reading logs at our branches.
Read five hours to enter weekly drawings to score prizes. Read 30 hours to win a book and one entry for the grand prize – a Nintendo Switch Lite.
You can track and submit hours online through Beanstack or via paper reading logs at our branches.
There will be four winners each week for the weekly prize packs. There will be two winners for the midsummer prize and grand prize.
Start planning your summer at the library by browsing our upcoming programs below!
Friday, November 22, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Registration Required
Friday, November 22, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, November 25, 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Newport Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Monday, November 25, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, All Day
All Locations
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Newport Branch
Thursday, November 28, 2024, All Day
All Locations
Friday, November 29, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Saturday, November 30, 2024, All Day
Digital
Saturday, November 30, 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, December 2, 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Monday, December 2, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Fort Thomas - Armory
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - Thursday, December 12, 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Friday, December 6, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Registration Required
Friday, December 6, 2024, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Friday, December 6, 2024, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
All Locations
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Newport Branch
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Monday, December 9, 2024, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, December 9, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, December 9, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Monday, December 9, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Monday, December 9, 2024 - Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Monday, December 9, 2024, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Registration Required
Monday, December 9, 2024, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Monday, December 9, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Newport Branch
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Friday, December 13, 2024, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Registration Required
Friday, December 13, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Friday, December 13, 2024, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Registration Required
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 5:30 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, December 24, 2024, All Day
All Locations
Wednesday, December 25, 2024, All Day
All Locations
Thursday, December 26, 2024, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Tuesday, December 31, 2024, All Day
Digital
Tuesday, December 31, 2024, All Day
Online
Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 12:00 am
No Categories
Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Wednesday, January 1, 2025, 12:00 am
No Categories
Thursday, January 2, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 2, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, January 9, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 9, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, January 9, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Friday, January 10, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Friday, January 10, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Saturday, January 11, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Saturday, January 11, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, January 13, 2025, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, January 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Monday, January 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Monday, January 13, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Monday, January 13, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Registration Required
Monday, January 13, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 7:00 pm
Digital
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Friday, January 17, 2025, 11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Friday, January 17, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Newport Branch
Registration Required
Friday, January 17, 2025, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Registration Required
Friday, January 17, 2025, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Registration Required
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Monday, January 20, 2025, 12:00 am
No Categories
Monday, January 20, 2025 - Monday, January 27, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch