Reading Buddies: Read Together with a Trained Older Adult

Previously Read Across Generations

Come have your child read books one-on-one with a trained volunteer!

Join us at Gaithersburg Library to celebrate a love of literacy this summer by reading one-on-one with previously selected JCA Interages volunteers.

Children can bring their own book or select one from the library. JCA volunteers are vetted and trained by JCA staff in communication and intergenerational interactions. This weekly program runs for 6 weeks, from July 8, 2026, through August 12, 2026. 

Collect a brag tag each week you attend (while supplies lasts); join us for all 6 weeks, and you will also complete MCPL's Summer Reading Challenge!

For children entering Preschool through 5th grade. Children attending a MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration needed. Participants can just drop-in.

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

Questions about this program? Please contact Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

Looking for more fun things to do this summer? Checkout MCPL's Summer Reading Challenge!

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

Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

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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