Summer Reading Program: Color Our World Through Lifelong Learning
At the Azalea Regional Library System (AZRLS), we believe in fostering a vibrant, informed, and connected community that truly colors our world with knowledge and understanding. Our Summer Reading Program embodies this commitment by offering enriching experiences for all ages, promoting family bonding, community engagement, and shared learning. We've designed activities that encourage participation from all ages because we know that learning is a lifelong journey that extends far beyond the classroom, adding new hues to our collective landscape.
Through the Summer Reading Program, AZRLS is proud to be a cornerstone of lifelong learning and community connection, helping us all color our world with knowledge, empathy, and shared experiences. Join us this summer and discover how we can learn, grow, and connect together!
We’ll be posting fun content all summer long so make sure to follow your local Library on Facebook and Instagram. Check us out and share your own summer fun at #AzaleaSRP25.
Participating is simple:
This summer we have two ways to log your reading: our Beanstack Online Website and free mobile App, and good old-fashioned paper!
Visit your Local AZRLS Library to pick up a paper registration form or register online through Beanstack. Create an account on Beanstack and join the 2025 Color Our World Summer Reading Challenge.
Log minutes/books read and/or activities completed to earn prizes. Log through our Beanstack Online Website and free mobile App, or visit the Library for a good old-fashioned paper log! *Check with your local AZRLS library for prize details.
Visit your Local Library to submit your reading logs and pick up prizes!
Who: Any child who hasn’t started kindergarten is encouraged to participate. You can start at any time, just be sure to finish before your child enters kindergarten.
Why 1,000 books before kindergarten?
Sharing books and stories is important for a child’s brain development.
Children who are read to at an early age have larger vocabularies when they enter school.
The most important predictor of school success is being read to at home during early childhood.
Reading aloud to infants and children encourages social, emotional, and cognitive development.
A toddler’s brain creates up to two million new connections every second.
A child’s brain develops most rapidly before the age of three.
The ability to learn language skills is greatest before the age of six.
Can I count the same book more than once? Yes! You may count the same title as many times as your child wants to read it, but we also encourage you to read a wide array of books to increase your child’s exposure to different vocabulary and concepts.
When is the deadline to finish reading 1,000 books? Your child must have read their 1,000 books before they begin kindergarten. You have plenty of time to finish!
PINES is pleased to offer dedicated mobile apps for both Android and iOS devices so that cardholders may search the catalog and manage their accounts from their phone or tablet!
Use the app to:
Search the catalog
Place hold requests
See your due dates and renew items
Check on fines
Get any PINES library’s address and contact information
Special features include:
Digital card which can be scanned in place of your library card
Multiple account management – switch between your account and your children’s accounts easily
The PINES student PLAY card gives the following students a special library card using their designated student ID/number with no late fees. These PLAY cards are funded by a generous grant from Georgia Public Library Service.
