B-P encourages summer reading with storytimes, trails, and a community challenge

Broadalbin-Perth is inviting students and families to keep reading all summer long through a variety of engaging literacy activities designed to make books part of everyday adventures.

Summer Storytimes

Beginning in July, B-P will host six Summer Storytimes in the elementary library. Held Wednesdays at 10 a.m., each session will feature a guest reader, several themed books, and a related craft or activity for students to enjoy.
Storytime dates include:

• July 8
• July 15
• July 22
• July 29
• Aug. 5
• Aug. 12

The free program offers students an opportunity to stay connected with school staff while building a love of reading throughout the summer months.

Take a walk along the Tale Trail

Families can also enjoy the Tale Trail located in the woods behind the football field at the elementary campus. A new story has been added for July: “If You Think There’s Nothing to Do” by Dr. Seuss.

As families walk the trail, they can read the story page by page while enjoying the outdoors. The book encourages creativity and imagination during the quieter days of summer. A new story will be installed for August.

1,000 Book Club continues

The 1,000 Book Club will remain available throughout the summer. Families may sign out book bags from the lobby at the elementary campus, and are encouraged to watch for updated signs near the shelves outlining a new step added to improve record-keeping.

Read Around Town Summer Reading Challenge

Students can also participate in the new Read Around Town Summer Reading Challenge. Passports and maps will be available during Summer Storytimes.

Participants can visit nine locations throughout the community to collect stickers for their passports. At each stop, students can scan two QR codes on a poster. One QR code connects readers to a story related to that business, while the second offers a virtual tour of a similar business or demonstrates how a featured food item is made. Students who return completed passports with all nine stickers during the first week of school will be entered into a raffle for prizes.

Note that the Broadalbin-Kennyetto Fire Company lobby will always be open for obtaining stickers, but if families would like the opportunity to meet a firefighter and check out the trucks, they should visit between 6 and 7 p.m. on Mondays.

Through storytimes, outdoor reading experiences, book clubs, and community partnerships, B-P is helping students continue learning and discover that reading adventures can happen anywhere.