Summer Reading
JUNE 27 — AUGUST 22, 2025 | COLOR OUR WORLD
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge includes wonderful programs, themed book suggestions, and fun prizes for all!
REGISTRATION:
- Summer Reading is for all ages! Stop by your neighborhood branch, fill out a registration form, and receive a paper tracker.
- Adults: you also have the option of participating through Goodreads. Create a free Goodreads account and join the Albany Public Library Group. You can also get book suggestions and chat with fellow readers on Goodreads.
PRIZES:
Challenge yourself to read 1,000 minutes and participate in four APL-themed activities this summer!
- Everyone can use the Summer Reading tracker to keep track of their reading and library activities.
- A prize is given out at the 500 minutes-read mark.
- And the final prize is given out once you’ve read 1,000 minutes and completed four activities.
FOLLOW THE FUN & ADD YOUR OWN PHOTOS:
Find us on Facebook and Instagram @AlbanyNYLibrary, and don’t forget to include #AlbanyReadsSummer25 on all your posts!
QUESTIONS:
Call or email: 518-427-4300 or albanyreads@albanypubliclibrary.org
SUGGESTED READING LISTS:
Color Our World: Show Your Creative Self | Book suggestions for all ages
Local Authors | Book suggestions for all ages
Week 1 | June 27-July 3 | “Judge a Book by Its Cover” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 2 | July 4-10 | Theme: “Got (Fresh) Air?” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 3 | July 11-17 | Theme: “Travel Back in Time” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 4 | July 18-24 | Theme: “Try Something New” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 5 | July 25-31 | Theme: “All Together Now with Family & Friends” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 6 | Aug. 1-7 | Theme: “Air, Space & Things that Fly” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 7 | Aug. 8-14 | Theme: “Fantastical Worlds & Enchanted Realms” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult
Week 8 | Aug. 15-21 | Theme: “Level Up!” | Children | Juvenile | Teen | Adult