Summer Reading 2025 is here!
Summer Reading Adventures Await You and the Whole Family at Southeast Oklahoma Library System. Your local library is the place to be this summer! You will see activities, books, and programs that center around the 2025 Summer Reading theme, Color Our World.
All 17 libraries and our Bookmobile will be hosting a variety of activities during the summer, including educational programs, reading challenges, craft projects, story times, performances, and more.
Summer Reading Prevents the Summer Slide
For young people, Summer Reading is more than just fun. It actually helps prevent the summer learning slide. Children who do not read and do not continue learning during their summer vacations can lose two months of achievement and fall behind in school. Keeping young people reading and learning during their summer vacation is key to the future success of students.
To enhance your local Summer Reading program, here's some more resources that parents can use to help their children keep learning during their summer vacations:
How to Prevent Your Kids From Losing What They Learned in School During Summer Vacation
Upcoming Events
Take and Make for the month of March is Clothes Pin Bunnies.
Take and Make for the month of April will be an Egg Carton Caterpillar.
Take and Make for April will be Flower Lights using silk flowers, tealight candles, ribbon and glue. Come and pick one up.
Storytime
Interactive story time for young children fosters literacy, creativity, and fine motor skills, making learning fun and engaging. This engaging activity boosts language skills, sparks imagination, and enhances cognitive development while foste
Building camaraderie and community spirit through exercise to prioritize health and well-being.
Children will discover a love for books and develop early literacy skills through engaging stories.
Join us for a lively and playful story time designed especially for toddlers! Little ones will enjoy short, engaging picture books along with songs, fingerplays, and simple movement activities perfect for wiggly listeners.
Get ready for a world of creativity and fun as we explore different crafts together. From painting to paper crafts, there's something for everyone. Come unleash your imagination and make new friends in a relaxed, creative environment.
SAIL (Staying Active and Independent for Life), is a an exercise program developed by the OU Health Sciences Center to help promote long and active lives for individuals. The program provides a combination of aerobic, balance, strength and s
This program is supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services & Technology Act, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.