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June 17th - August 28th

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Register or log your reading at ReadSquared

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Welcome to Portland Library’s 2025 Summer Reading Program: Level Up at Your Library!

This year’s program is designed for everyone from kids just born to adults over 100.

All to encourage lifelong reading habits and support our community.

Don't let your reading skills backtrack, LEVEL UP instead!

How it works: KIDS

Socalize outside the classroom

Level 1 - Get Tracking

Pick up a reading log at the library

Or

Signup at the ReadSquard Webiste

Level 2 - Get Reading

Log every day you read for 20 minutes or more.

Level 3 - Reward

Earn charms for every 5 days of reading!

And prizes every 15 days of reading!

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How it works: ADULTS

Summer reading for Adults isn't just about you!
Help your entire Portland Community!

We had 100 Participants in 2024
Help us Level Up in 2025 to 150 Participants!

For each participant who reads at least one book (including audiobooks and graphic novels) in this summer’s reading program, FPL will donate $3 towards two musical instrument rental scholarships for Brownstone Intermediate School students in 2025-26. 

Level 1 - Sign Up

Pick up a reading log at the library

Or

Signup at the ReadSquard Webiste

Reward: $2.00 for FPL Book Sale

Level 2 - Log 1 Book

Keep track of your books:

Bring in your log sheet

Or

Enter them online at ReadSquared

Reward: $3.00 donated by Friends to the BIS Music Scholarship

Level 3 - Reward

Read 2,000 or more pages over the Summer

Reward: $2.00 for the FPL Book Sale

Level Up at your Library 
SUMMER EVENTS

  • Multiple Dates
    17 days to the event
    Jun 23, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Jun 23, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
  • 19 days to the event
    Jun 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    Jun 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    Portland, 93 High St, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Summer Reading Kickoff: Illusionist David Garrity In-Person Summer Reading Kickoff: Illusionist David Garrity Wednesday, June 25 at 6:30 p.m. Portland Middle School Auditorium Family friendly illusion spectacular featuring amazing tricks, audience participation and comedy!
  • 20 days to the event
    Jun 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Jun 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Pick out a potato pal and dress them up to compete in our potato pageant. After the contest, stick around to level up your culinary skills with our supreme baked potato bar.
  • 24 days to the event
    Jun 30, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Jun 30, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Mark Gostkiewicz from Tri Gable Lea Farm will demonstrate how to create a container garden in any space.
  • 33 days to the event
    Jul 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Jul 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Staring Tom Hanks Follows multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experience
  • 33 days to the event
    Jul 09, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jul 09, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Meet some reptiles from around the world in this interactive presentation, featuring bugs, frogs, snakes, tortoises and an American alligator.
  • 34 days to the event
    Jul 10, 2025, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jul 10, 2025, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Have you wondered what Dungeons and Dragons is all about but didn’t know how to get started? Staff from Back Again Board Game Cafe in Middletown will be here to help you create a character and run a standalone campaign. This activity is open to both D&D newbies and seasoned players.
  • 34 days to the event
    Jul 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Jul 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Learn how to mend garments using darning techniques. Registration Required and space is limited.
  • 40 days to the event
    Jul 16, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jul 16, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Get a team together and travel through all of the candy worlds in the library, earning treats as you make your way to Candy Castle.
  • 41 days to the event
    Jul 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Jul 17, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Portland, 20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT 06480, USA
    Welcome, one and all, to The Greatest Show on Earth! This company of clowns, acrobats, musicians, and dancers may be great at putting on a performance, but nobody gets along and scandals are brewing behind every corner. In an effort to bring everyone together, Ringmaster Max A. Million is hosting a
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