Read Across Generations - at Wheaton Library

Multipurpose Room

Children can practice their reading skills during this summer.

Children going into kindergarten through third grade can practice their reading skills during this summer while reading one-on-one with previously selected and trained volunteers (50+) from the Jewish Council for the Aging Heyman Interages Center.

Students can bring their own book or select one from the library.

The program runs for 5 weeks, from July 10 to August 7, 2025. 

No pre-registration required.

In collaboration with the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) Heyman Interages Center.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch 240-777-0678

Looking for something to do until then? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card. Don't have a card right now? No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten - sign up online today, and print out your child's reading log and your list of Early Learning Activities

TumbleBooks - books that read themselves 

Kanopy Kids- videos and animated books

BookFlix - animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School - education resources

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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