Summer Quest is a virtual program. The theme this summer will be “All Together Now”, a reading challenge for children ages 0-11. Summer Quest begins on June 1. We hope you will participate as a family! If you have questions, please contact Rita Smith at ritahuntsmith@derrytownship.org
Step 1. Register.
Step 2. Read books, log activities, and experience new things.
Step 3. Earn virtual badges and a book.
For babies and toddlers from ages 0-4.
- Enjoy these activities with your child (birth through 3 years).
- Complete 3 activities to earn each badge.
- Earn all five badges to earn a free book!
Badges are based on the 5 Early Literacy Practices: SING, TALK, READ, WRITE, and PLAY.
For young children ages 4-12.
- Experience fun activities.
- Read exciting books, and explore your community.
- Earn 900 points reading (or being read to) 90 minutes a week and earn another 200 points doing and attending activities.
Virtual Milt the Mouse. Don’t forget to FIND MILT each week! The whole family can work together and you can race your friends to 1100 points. Participants in the Hershey Public Library Summer Quest will want to follow clues and learn his weekly secret code to earn badges. He changes his location every Monday. Clues will be posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages. From June 7 through August 7 with a new puzzle and code every week.
Discover Tails and Tales at the Hershey Public Library this summer. This year’s summer reading program will include Furry Tales, The Story Garden, Stories for Everyone, and other fun-filled programs for children and families. Summer Quest provides a no-pressure and fun way to continue reading over summer vacation thereby maintaining reading skills mastered during the school year. A book will be awarded for meeting the reading challenge. What counts as reading minutes? Children being read to (this includes children of all ages), children reading by themselves, reading to a sibling, a grown-up, or a friend. Listening to audiobooks also counts! We have audiobooks on CD for children and PlayAway audiobooks for older children. And, don’t forget audiobooks and e-books on Libby, TumbleBooks, BookFlix through Power Library, and Storyline Online. Please visit our e-Library page for links.
Download the Beanstack Tracker app for your mobile device from the Apple App Store and Google Play for Android to record reading sessions, to scan ISBN barcodes to add titles to your Log (available only on smartphones; and tablets), and manage family reading logs and view statistics. New this year is the Leaderboard, so you can compete with friends and family for the most badges and points.
The last day to log reading minutes will be August 21.
