Unearth a Story: Summer Reading 2026 at the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury!
We are so excited to read, make and play with you this summer. The Library’s Summer Reading programming is 10 weeks long, running from June 13 through August 22. Access our full calendar on this website under the Events tab – online registration is open for all programs and events now!
Prizes!
Summer Reading prizes are back! On our Reading Logs (the same ones all elementary school kids from the NHS-School District get at the end of the school year) there are five free gift certificats readers can earn by completing reading challenges. Once you complete five reading challenges in a horizontal row, come into the Library for:
- A gift certificate for a free pizza from Soulberry Natural Market!
- A gift certificate for a free soft serve cone (with sprinkles!) from Dilly’s at Centre Bridge!
- A free berry pint picking pass from Manoff Market Gardens!
- A gift certificate for a free box of chocolates from Pierre’s Chocolates!
- And a choice of either a free fragment of real dinosaur bone or fossilized shark tooth from Esoterica!
Don’t go the the NHS-SD? Don’t worry! We have copies of the reading log here at the Library too! All our local kids are welcome to participate in Summer Reading at the Library 🙂
PLUS! Kids will receive a raffle ticket each time they visit the Library this summer. Make sure to put your name and a way to reach you on the back, because downstairs in the Children’s Department, we have a LOT of really fun raffle baskets for summer readers. Put all your tickets on one prize or spread them out all summer, then at the end of Summer Reading, we’ll draw winners at the Rita’s Ice Summer Reading Closing Party! We’ll celebrate 10 weeks of books and Library love with free Rita’s for all summer reader kids!
A really big thank you so many of our local businesses for donating to this year’s raffle baskets: Farley’s Bookshop, JaZam’s, Roots to River Farm, and Titusville Tabletop Games.
Events and Programs!
Make sure to check out our Events Calendar and grab a Summer Reading brochure next time you’re in the Library – because there is a lot going on at the NHS Library this summer! In addition to special events featuring Lolly Hopwood, the Briar Bush Nature Center, a visiting Archaeologist, Afro-Carribean Folklore and more, we are proud to present weekly series of programs for youth and families during Summer Reading. These include:
- Crawl O’Clock on Mondays at 10am
- Storytime with Ms. Louise on Tuesdays at 10:30am & 1pm
- NEW: The Grassroots Picnic Project featuring Lolly Hopwood’s Musical Evening Storytime on Tuesdays at 5:30pm, picnic from 5-7pm
- Kids Yoga on Wednesdays at 10:30am
- Nerd Studio on Wednesdays at 3pm
- Crafternoons on Thursdays at 1pm
- Rhythm Babes on Fridays at 9:30am
- …plus even more regular events like Pokémon Lunch Club, The Big Summer Book Club, Board Games Club, and LEGO Club!
Families, please note that some of our events and programs require registration, so make sure you register early whenever possible.
Thank you to our 2026 Summer Reading sponsors!
Summer Reading programming at the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury is made possible this year by a generous grant from The Haley Foundation, New Hope Helping and from the Friends of the Free Library of New Hope & Solebury. We are endlessly grateful for all your support – thank you!
Now, who’s ready to Unearth a Story? Let’s read!
