This year's Children's Summer Reading Program will run from June 28th - August 29th for children entering Kindergarten through 6th grade. That's nine whole weeks to track your reading, enter weekly raffles, and earn chances to win an awesome grand prize at the end of the summer! And don't forget to join us for fun programs all summer long too!  

• Registration opens on June 21st and the first day to log your reading progress is June 28th. You'll receive a special Tails and Tales welcome bag when you sign up!
• Use READsquared to track how long you read each day.
• Your goal is to read a total of one hour (60 minutes) every week! Once you log 60 minutes of reading each week, you'll automatically be entered into the weekly prize raffle. The more you read, the better your chances are to win a raffle prize. You'll also receive a special incentive prize for completing your first 60 minutes of reading during the Tails and Tales program!
• Any child who logs at least 6 hours of reading during the summer will be invited to our End of Summer Ice Cream Party! 
• Once you reach 9  hours of reading, you'll be entered into our grand prize raffle at the end of the summer. 

Parents & Guardians: Create an account for yourself first and then you can add additional accounts for each of your children. We also encourage you to participate in our Adult Summer Reading Program for your chance to win great prizes! 

Feel free to reach out via email if you have any questions!

A big thank you to the Friends of the Union Public Library for sponsoring this program!

This year's Teen Summer Reading Program will run from June 28th - August 29th for teens entering 7th through 12th grade. That's nine whole weeks to track your reading, enter weekly raffles, and earn a chance to win an awesome grand prize at the end of the summer! And don't forget to join us for fun programs all summer long too!  

Note: Please use your personal email to sign up and not your school email address.

• Registration opens on June 21st and the first day to log your reading progress is June 28th. You'll receive a special Tails and Tales welcome bag when you sign up!
• Use READsquared to track how long you read each day.
• Your goal is to read for one hour (60 minutes) every week! Once you log 60 minutes of reading each week, you'll automatically be entered into that week's $25 gift card raffle. The more you read, the better your chances are to win a raffle prize!
• Any teen who logs at least 6 hours of reading during the summer will be invited to our End of Summer Ice Cream Party! 
• Once you reach 9 hours of reading, you'll be entered into our grand prize raffle at the end of the summer. 

Feel free to reach out via email if you have any questions!

A big thank you to the Friends of the Union Public Library for sponsoring this program!

Summer Reading is not just for kids! This nine week reading program for adults will start on June 28th and run through August 29th. Explore all the library has to offer this summer, and have a chance to win prizes, just by reading!

How to Participate

In order to be eligible for the weekly prizes, you must login to READsquared and log time that you read that week.  A minimum of 1 hour per week is expected. There will be a random drawing at the end of each week to determine the winner(s), who will be notified via email. 

Grand Prizes

In order to qualify for the grand prize, a $100 gift card to a local restaurant of your choice, participants must have logged a total of 9 hours of reading time in READsquared.

Feel free to reach out unionpl@uplnj.org if you have questions.

A big thank you to the Friends of the Union Public Library for sponsoring this program!

Read 1000 Books!

Sign up for UPL's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program which encourages families to read 1,000 books with their children before they enter kindergarten. 

• Read a book to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler and log each one using the READsquared website or app. You can also pick up a paper log from the library or use the official 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app! 
• The goal is to read 1000 books before your child starts kindergarten. You can repeat titles as well, so the 20th time you read The Day the Crayons Quit counts just as much as the 1st!
• Come to the library to pick out a special reward for every 100 book milestone you hit. 
• You'll also get an extra special reward once you've read 500 books and 1000 books!

Parents: You can create an account for yourself first and then you can add additional accounts for each of your children. That way you will have the ability to easily monitor your child's activity without having to login as each child.