Summer Reading Program

This is the longest running reading program offered by Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library.  For well over 50 years we have provided fun activities and educational programming for kids during the summer months.

Every parent knows that reading is important, but during the summer months it is easy to let this valuable skill slip.  However, by having your kids participate in an organized library summer reading program, kids keep up their reading "chops" and are more likely to retain the skills they learned during the school year -- even excelling into the next grade level.  Learn more about the current year's Summer Reading Program.

Summer Book Club with Councilmember Michael Tubbs

Councilmember Michael Tubbs will host a weekly book club featuring the title The Other Wes Moore: the Story of One Name and Two Fates. Check out the book today and learn more about two boys that were born just blocks apart. One grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar, Army Officer, White House fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison.

Teens and Tweens are encouraged to join the book club that will meet on Wednesdays beginning June 12 through July 31 from 3-5pm. Read the book now and be ready to have lively discussion about the major themes of the book. A community that reads together grows together!  All of this is FREE at the Maya Angelou Library located at 2324 Pock Lane, Stockton.

Further the discussion on Twitter by using hashtag #ReinventStockton (make sure it's ok with your parents to have and use a Twitter account).

The reading of this book will count toward Summer Reading, just ask a library staff member. Read to Win!  

One Book One San Joaquin

The Library is pleased to participate in an annual reading program that has the goal of uniting the entire community of San Joaquin County by inviting them to read one book, together, at the same time.  Throughout an entire month a variety of programs are scheduled county-wide and include book discussions, author visits, contests, and educational programming that celebrate the selected literary piece for that given year. Check out the current year's OBOSJ Program.