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Paso Robles City Library to Kick Off Largest Summer Reading Program Yet with June 15 Launch Party! “Adventure Begins at the Paso Robles City Library!”

 

The Paso Robles City Library will kick off their biggest summer reading program to date with a Summer

Reading Launch Party in Downtown City Park on June 15 from 1-3 PM. Attendees will be able to register

for the 2024 Summer Reading Program as well as enjoy snacks, activities and games.

Registration for the 2024 program, themed “Adventure Begins at the Paso Robles City Library” will open

June 10-August 10. In addition to the reading rewards, the Library will also host performers, activities,

crafts, swimming and free lunch all summer long at multiple locations around Paso Robles.

Summer Reading Challenge

Patrons can register for the Summer Reading Program at the Paso Robles City Library starting June 10

and receive a summer reading passport. To earn a prize, participants must read 10 hours and track their

progress in the passport’s reading log. Additionally, for each 10 hours read, participants will earn a ticket

to enter our grand prize drawing to win a $400 gift certificate to Margarita Adventures!

Lunch at the Library

The Paso Robles City Library is excited to offer free Lunch at the Library for all ages! Lunch will be

available on Mondays at Oak Park (901 30th Street) from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, Wednesdays from 11 AM-

12 PM at the Paso Robles City Library, and Fridays from 12-1 PM at Centennial Park. No registration or

proof of income is required. Everyone is welcome, but lunch will be served on a first-come, first-served

basis. Meals will be available from June 17-August 9. Click here for more information.

Children and Teen Activities

Every Monday the Library is hosting a teen cooking program, free lunch, youth activity and mobile library

stop at Oak Park (901 30th Street). On Wednesdays, the Library will have a guest performer at both Oak

Park and the City Library, as well as free lunch at the Paso Robles City Library. And on Fridays, the Paso

Robles City Library is hosting free lunch, swimming, youth activities and a mobile library stop at

Centennial Park (600 Nickerson Drive).

And don’t miss our special events: in addition to the June 15th launch party, the Library will also hold a

Tie-Dye Party at Oak Park on July 13 at 11 AM, and our Summer Reading Finale Party at Centennial Pool

on August 9 at 2 PM. For more details about these events, visit our online events calendar at

www.prcity.com/246/Classes-Events.

Adult Classes and Events

Adults can book the trip of a lifetime at the Library this summer by signing up for special travel-themed

classes and events from June through August, including a travel talk on adventures in the American

Southwest, an author visit from New York Times bestselling author Teresa Rhyne, dog adoption event,

and so much more! The Library’s popular craft meetups will continue with fun monthly projects from

around the world. And don’t forget to join the Adult Book Group for three great travel reads — Airplane

Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel by Shahnaz Habib, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile

Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sara Dykman, and North Woods by Daniel Mason. For a

complete schedule of adult classes and events or to register for an upcoming event, visit our online

events calendar at www.prcity.com/246/Classes-Events.

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