Summer Reading in Southern Cayuga — “Adventure Begins at the Aurora Free Library” Summer 2024
Reading Logs
» Download your Summer Reading & Challenge Log here!
There are 3 ways you can earn a certificate for an ice cream cone at CREAM AT THE TOP this year!
- Keep reading books this summer! This includes library books, personal books, e-books, and audio books. Color a circle for each 15 minutes you read. After you color 20 circles come to Aurora or Hazard Library to get your certificate.
- Take the Summer Challenge! Complete each of the 10 challenges and then come to Aurora or Hazard Library to get your certificate.
- Attend some library programs. After you attend 5 programs come to Aurora or Hazard Library to get your certificate.
PLEASE RETURN YOUR LOG to Aurora or Hazard Library by the end of August OR to your SCCS teacher in September for a special prize!
» Rules and Events Schedule for Aurora & Hazard Libraries – English & Español
Teen & Adult Summer Reading Fun
Grade 7 to Adult
July 1 — August 10th
Each time you read or listen to a book, fill out a slip when you visit the library (books do not have to be library books) and be entered into our weekly drawings for gift cards, prizes or an ice cream cone from Cream at the Top!
The more books you read, the greater your chances!
All entries will be entered into a final drawing for a $50 Gift Card!!!
Tween Graphic Novel Book Club
Escape to the Library for Tween Book Club featuring two great graphic novels!
On July 11th, the club will discuss the graphic novel adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief! We will also create Camp Half-Blood Beads and munch on snacks fit for a Demigod.
Be sure to join us for the movie the next day, July 12th!
On August 8th, the club will discuss Freestyle by Gale Galligan. We will also be making our own zines, and of course enjoying snacks.
Both club meetings will be at 6:30 PM.
Ages 9 to 12. Stop by the Aurora Free Library to reserve your spot and pick up a copy of the books.
Monday STEAM & Wednesday Sensory Adventures
Monday STEAM Adventures
Every Monday from July 8th through August 5th for kids age 6-12! Each program runs 2 – 3 PM.
Join us at the library each week for a new adventure filled with STEAM Challenges, hands-on activities, and lots of cool projects to take home.
Wednesday Sensory Adventures
Designed for kids from birth to age 5, every Wednesday in July at 10 AM!
Each week there will be new activities and adventures for our littlest patrons to explore with their caregivers and families.
Children will enjoy open-ended playtime in a relaxed atmosphere that promotes exploration, learning and socialization.
Enjoy meeting other young families in our community!
Other Information
Become a Summer Library Volunteer!
Do you have some spare time to lend an extra hand at our upcoming summer events?
If so, please reach out to Library Assistant Kathy Kirk at kkirk@aurorafreelibrary.org, call the library at 315-364-8074, or stop by in person!
FLX Library Road Trip
This summer, between July 1 and August 31, Finger Lakes Library System libraries throughout Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins counties welcome people of all ages to participate in the FLX Library Road Trip program.
This free, fun, family-friendly event encourages everyone to visit as many of the 33 FLLS libraries as they like throughout the summer months, picking up souvenirs along the way. Learn about and participate in the different programs and services each library offers to its community. To start your trip, visit any FLLS library to pick up a Road Trip Map. Follow FLLS and your local library on social media for tips and tricks to exploring the area and enjoying libraries.
A special thank you to the sponsors that make this year’s Summer Reading program possible!
- The Rosen Library Fund
- Cream at the Top
- Auburn Public Theater Regrants
Save these Important Dates!
- Route 90 Book Sale » Last Weekend of July
- Book Lovers’ Ball » October TBD…tickets go on sale later in the summer
