Summer Library Adventure

All about this summer's reading program

Join Us for Library Fun This Summer!

Our Summer Library Adventure launches May 26, 2026 with reading challenges for kids, teens, and adults. Come back May 26 to sign up online or pick up a log from your Napa County Library location, and have fun with us!

Summer Reading is for Everyone!

Kids, teens, and adults are invited to join our summer reading challenge! We've got plenty of activities, too, to make the summer months filled with library fun. Join us!

How to Participate & Win Prizes

Kids

Sign up online for summer reading or pick up a log from your local library branch!

Ages 0 - 2

Midway rewards: Apple plushie or cloth book
Final rewards: Apple plushie or cloth book

Ages 3 - 11

Midway rewards: Raffle ticket and slap bracelet
Final rewards: Raffle ticket, reusable water bottle, and Applebee's or Black Bear Diner gift certificate

Final rewards will be available between July 11 and August 8, while supplies last.

Raffle Prizes

  • The Bad Seed (Book) by Jory Jon, with plushie
  • Garden gloves and tools
  • Root viewer kit with six seed varieties
  • National Geographic dinosaur terrarium kit

Teens

Pick up a bingo sheet from your local Napa County Library location!

  • Complete one line on the bingo sheet and get a cool enamel pin.
  • Complete the sheet for a blackout bingo and be entered into a raffle of your choice:
    • Bluetooth record player and record stand OR
    • $75 gift card to Bookmine or (for Calistoga residents) Copperfields

 

Adults

Pick up a bingo sheet from your local Napa County Library location!

  • Complete one line on the bingo sheet and get a cool enamel pin.
  • Complete the sheet for a blackout bingo and be entered into a raffle of your choice:
    • Indoor garden hydroponic growing system OR
    • $100 gift card

All the Things to Do at the Library This Summer

Summer Events for Kids

Special performances, crafts, and storytime, too. We’re having FUN at the library this summer!

Summer Events for Teens

From teens-only meetups and crafts to the return of the Youth Pride Dance on June 26, the library is where teens will want to be.

Summer Events for Adults

The kids can’t have all the fun. Our summer programming offers book clubs, movie matinees, online author events—and more.

Event Highlights for Kids

Summer Library Adventure Kick-Off

Jun 10th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Enjoy stories and crafts, sign up for Summer Reading, and receive a “Plant a Seed, Read” magnet!

Lizards, Snakes, and More--Oh My!

Jun 17 & 18
All locations
Stop by the library to see, touch, and learn all about reptiles!

Where the Forest Meets the Sea

Jun 24 & 25
All locations
Join us at the library for a bilingual Spanish/English comedy presented by "professional silly people" Brenda Arellano and Josh Matthews.

Get Started on Your Summer Reading!

Plant a Seed, Read! Non-fiction

Librarian recommendations for non-fiction books for kids about exploring plants and the natural world.

Summer Reads for Teens

Grab the sunscreen, a hat, and sunnies and get ready for a summer escape inside a book!

Summer Reads for Adults

Poolside, beachside, on a picnic blanket in a park--here's a list of books to read this summer.
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