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Summer Reading 2026

JUNE – AUGUST
Unearth a Story at the Hubbard Memorial Library during our Summer Reading 2026 for Kids, Teens, and Adults!

How to Participate

All ages, sign up or log in to Beanstack. Log your reading. It’s that simple!

Beanstack is available as a website or an app you can download to your device.

Beanstack Website

Youth prizes will be drawn on August 18 at the Ed Popielarczyk Magic Show. All tickets need to be entered by midnight on August 17 to be eligible for the drawings.

Adult prizes will be drawn on August 20, and winners will be notified shortly after. All adult tickets must be entered by midnight on August 18 to be eligible for the drawings.

What counts as reading? Books, Magazines, Audiobooks, e-books, Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga, Newspapers, Online Articles, Subtitles, Cereal Boxes, With Friends or as a family

NLS Summer Reading Program

Click HERE for the National Library for the Blind and Print Disabled Summer Reading Program. The NLS Summer Reading Program mixes reading with at-home activities and virtual author events.

Programs & Events

Our Event Page

Reading Lists

School Reading Lists

Other fun reading lists

Youth

The Horn Book 2026 Summer Reading List – Containing preschool to high school reading levels.

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Summer Reading List 2026 – Reading lists for Pre-K to Grade 8

Adults

Goodreads Popular Summer 2026 Books

Visit MA – All Ages Love the Age of Dinosaurs – Discover local sites you can visit to learn about Massachusetts dinosaurs.

Smithsonian – Discovering Dinosaurs – Explore a selection of dinosaur fossils and related artifacts in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections.

The Dinosaur Database – Database with dinosaur images and facts.

National Geographic Kids – Dinosaurs – Explore the incredible world of dinosaurs through fascinating facts, amazing art, and the latest science.

Dino Russ – Explore dinosaurs and the ancient world through paleontology and visual reconstruction.

The Paleobiology Database – online repository for paleontological data

This Year’s Summer Reading Sponsor