Provided to the QAM News
Children can explore their pasts, present and futures this summer. Now in its 104th year, the Seattle Public Library’s 2023 Summer of Learning encourages children and families to explore where they’ve come from, where they are right now and where they hope to be years from now.
Starting today, children and caregivers can pick up a “Time Travel Summer Action Guide” at your closest library location or at spl.org/SummerOfLearning, to get started.
“We are encouraging time travel this summer. Activities such as reading, creative play and talking with elders can open doors to other times and places where children can discover more about themselves by learning about the past and exploring their aspirations for the future,” said Amy Twito, program manager at The Seattle Public Library.
The Summer of Learning Action Guide includes a game board and reading tracker that are available in eight languages. Set a reading goal and track your progress, draw a favorite memory, write a letter to yourself in the future and more.
Once you’ve completed 10 squares on the game board, you can put your name up on the Wall of Superheroes at your Library location. Once you’ve completed 20 squares, you’ll earn a star on the Wall of Superheroes. And once you complete 30 squares, you’ll win an official Superhero Summer certificate.
The guide also includes a Summer of Learning youth survey which you can return to any library starting on July 1 to receive a small prize (while supplies last).
Aug. 27: Summer of Learning party at Burke Museum
All Summer of Learning participants and their families are invited to join the Library for a free end-of-summer celebration at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture on the University of Washington campus on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plan your visit at burkemuseum.org.
More summer fun and learning
Book Bingo / Lotería de Lectura: Adults can get in on the summer reading fun. Download your Book Bingo card at spl.org/BookBingo or in Spanish at www.spl.org/Loteria to start reading and filling in your challenge squares.
Story times and more: Story times are back. The Library is offering family story times, baby story time and Spanish language story time as well as family activities such as drop-in chess. Find out what’s on at www.spl.org/Calendar.
Virtual tutoring: The Library offers many other reading and learning resources for children and families, including virtual one-on-one tutoring, language classes, personalized learning plans and more. Find them at spl.org/RemoteLearning.
Early learning resources: Visit our Early Learning page to find resources, activities and download a 16-page activity guide for early learners in eight languages.
More information
All details about the Library’s Summer of Learning 2023 programs are available at spl.org/SummerOfLearning. Seattle Public Schools students can access all digital Library resources, including thousands of free e-books, through the Library Link partnership with Seattle Public Schools.
The 2023 Summer of Learning is sponsored by The Seattle Public Library Foundation and was planned in partnership with South End Stories and The Burke Museum.
The Seattle Public Library collaborated with five artists who created the artwork for Summer of Learning: Ines Rodriguez, Jeremy Goodie, Yi Du, Esmeralda Vasquez and Monyee Chau.
About the library
The Seattle Public Library believes that the power of knowledge improves people's lives. We promote literacy and a love of reading as we bring people, information and ideas together to enrich lives and build community.
For more information about Summer Book Bingo, visit spl.org/BookBingo, call The Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask Us. For ADA accommodations, please contact: leap@spl.org.