2025 Summer Reading Challenge Kick-Off

at Chevy Chase

Kick off the 2025 Montgomery County Public Library Summer Reading Challenge with the Chevy Chase Library!

Kick off the 2025 Montgomery County Public Library Summer Reading Challenge with the Chevy Chase Library.

Get ready to Color Our World and join us at for a Kickoff to our Summer Reading Program that's bursting with fun for all ages! 

Kick off the 2025 Montgomery County Public Library Summer Reading Challenge by celebrating the power of reading, art, and community. We'll have special stations for every age group, so whether you're a budding bookworm, a curious kid, a creative teen, or an inspired adult, there's a colorful and creative project for you! Free and open to all - come ready to read, create, and color your world this summer!

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Cool off with a complimentary shaved ice from Clayboys whose truck will be on site!!

Two Milkshake Concerts! Tickets will be distributed - first come first serve

First Performance: 2:30-3:00pm (30 minutes); Break: 15 minutes; Second Performance: 3:15-3:45pm (30 minutes)

"Milkshake" will have back-to-back concerts for our Summer Reading Kickoff Event on Sunday, June 22. Milkshake is a Grammy-nominated band on a mission: to create great rock music for kids. Led by singer Lisa Mathews and guitarist Mikel Gehl, whose songs for grown-ups have been featured in movies and prime-time television, and whose indie rock group Love Riot garnered critical praise during its 10-year run, Milkshake has won over preschoolers without compromising songcraft, stagecraft or their authentic rock & roll spirit. Their music has appeared on Noggin, PBS KIDS, and Discovery Kids.

Their live appearances inspire joy, even as the kids learn through music and rhyme. This program reflects love of music and creative movement that are part of this year's summer reading theme, 'Color Our World'. 

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Chevy Chase Library. 

Afternoon event 2:00 - 4:00pm

• Everyone - Bubbles on the lawn, sidewalk chalk drawing, and make your own art to take home! Arty the Crab has been busy spreading color all over the library- and now it's your turn to find where's he's been! Join our "Color our World" scavenger hunt and search for hidden pictures of Arty's colorful adventures hidden around the library! Can you find them all? Complete your hunt and get a small prize - drop in anytime during the event!
• Especially for kids - Make a "Rocking crab", design a crayon, and enjoy coloring pages  
• Especially for teens and adults - fold an origami crab, participate in group library puzzle, contribute color to giant mandala, create hot-air balloon wall poster.

During the event, library staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions about the program, assist with sign-ups, and provide materials for those who register. Can't make the event? Sign-up (or log in) online or at your local library starting May 15, and begin logging your reading, activities, and pick up your free book starting June 14.

Register for our Summer Reading Challenge here: https://mcpl.link/summer-reading

This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Inc. 

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-773-9590.

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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