Plant a seed, read, and watch your summer bloom!
From reading challenges to library programs, to special events and school summer reading requirements, the info is all here for rising 6th-12th graders!
Up for weekly challenges for a chance to win raffle prizes? Grab a challenge bookmark and get cracking. Got a sweet tooth? Summer Sweets meets every Monday, where we’ll learn a little about food magic and make fun treats to take home. Want to craft? Create different projects every Tuesday afternoon. Other special programs include jewelry making, henna designs, fiber arts, painting, a Whalemobile, Teen Advisory Board meetings, a summer book club, and a end-of-summer visit by Flying High Dogs. Find more details below:
Reading
This summer is all about growing your reading! Come to Goodnow to check out a title or participate in our summer “mystery” book program.
How to join:
📚 Grab a free “mystery” book (yours to keep!) from the teen area
🌱 Check out the prize display on the second floor
🔖 Find your first challenge bookmark inside
🌿 Complete challenges to earn points (10 points = 1 ticket)
🎟️ Fill out each ticket with your name + prize number
🌻 Come back each week for new bookmarks + challenges
🌼 Pick up new themed backpack buttons each week!
🌸 All prizes are drawn at the end of the summer
Going away or reading online? You can still earn prizes! Take bookmarks with you and fill out raffle tickets when you get back. Reading online and not coming in? Email the teen librarian what you’ve read and she’ll enter raffle tickets for you.
The Summer Reading Raffle Program runs from Friday, June 17 to Friday, August 14.
Questions? Need help? Email teen librarian Laurie Ensley at [email protected]
Summer Activities & Programs
Join us every week at the Goodnow Library for fun activities and events.
Check out the Goodnow Library Calendar to register!
Summer Sweets: Join us as we grow our cooking skills to make fun and creative treats!
Mondays, 5:00-5:45
7/6 edible cookie dough
7/13 chocolate garden pails
7/20 berry tiramisu
7/27 banana cream lush
8/3 mason jar ice cream
8/10 candy sushi
Tuesdays: Thyme to Craft!
6/23 Avocado Pillows
6/30 rock cactus
7/7 fabric chickens
7/14 diy planters
7/21 felted animals
7/28 drink toppers
8/4 bird carving
8/11 gnome gardens
Wednesdays: Special Programs
6/24 Gelli prints
7/1 minions movie
7/8 goddess glass bead bracelet
7/15 BYO book club
7/22 whalemobile
7/29 henna
8/5 BYO Book club
8/12 paint ‘n sip
8/15, 5:30-7:30 PM: Flying High Dogs
BYO Book Clubs
7/15, 4:00-4:45 PM
8/5, 4:00-4:45 PM
Teen Advisory Board
Open to rising 9th-12th graders: Help plan programs, projects and everything teen while earning volunteer hours.
7/18, 5:30-6:30 PM
8/25, 5:30-6:30 PM
School Summer Reading 2026
Curtis Middle School
There is no required summer title, though students are expected to read at least three books. Massachusetts Children’s Book Award (MCBA) and Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award (MTCBA) nominee lists are also a great source, and we have both collections of these titles available at Goodnow. MCBA titles are in the children’s room, MCTBA are upstairs in teen as stand-alone collections.
Use the following link for the ECMS Library Catalog for reading recommendations: Curtis Middle School
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Students entering 9th grade are required to read: TBA
Students in grades 10-12 have no specific requirements, but there are several recommendations available to check out in the teen area at Goodnow.
For English Department requirements, visit: LSRHS Summer Reading (available after Memorial Day)