Camden County Library Launches Online Summer Reading Program

The Camden County Library System has launched its online summer reading program, county officials announced. Readers can log their summer reading minutes online to earn digital badges and to be entered in weekly drawings for e-gift cards.

This year’s theme is “Imagine Your Story.” Families can sign up and add up to 12 readers by visiting read.camdencountylibrary.org. Participants are then encouraged to log their minutes at least once per week to be entered into that week’s drawing.

There are four programs: Early Readers, Elementary Readers, Middle & High School Readers, and Adult Readers. In all four programs, readers will reach milestones and earn digital badges by logging their number of minutes read.

“It is always important to keep our children and students reading throughout the summer, and it has never been easier thanks to the library’s robust catalog of online and electronic resources,” Freeholder Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Library System, said. “Reading is key to the growth and development of young minds, but the best part of the summer reading program is that it incorporates the entire family. Signing up and logging your minutes is simple and easy, and the library even has recommended reading lists for children of all ages to make finding your next favorite story as easy as possible.”

For a list of recommended books, visit https://read.camdencountylibrary.org/lists, and most titles can be borrowed as e-books or audiobooks with a library card.