Summer Reading
Summer Reading 2026
Celebrate Summer with Pickering Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenges!
Whether you're 5 or 95, there’s a Summer Reading Challenge just for YOU!
Children – Track your reading, unlock badges, and win fun prizes!
Teens – Log books, complete our BINGO card, and score exclusive summer swag!
Adults – Complete our BINGO card, join our Battle of the Books, win prizes!
Why Join?
It’s FREE and fun for the whole family
Win prizes just for reading
Special activities, events and surprise challenges
Discover your next favourite book or genre
TD Summer Reading Club (SRC)
Canada’s biggest, bilingual summer reading program for kids of all ages.
Visit any library location to register, or click here to register from home.
Teen Reading Challenge (TRC)
Teens this one is for you, read books, collect ballots and be entered to win prizes.
Adult Reading Challenge (ARC)
Complete reading prompts provided to be entered into a draw for prizes.
Looking for Summer Reads?
Local Authors Do It Best!
Searching for your next great read? Look no further than your own backyard!
Emancipation Day Reads
Learn more about Emancipation Day with this list of resources, which includes fiction and non-fiction reads.
Ready, Set, School!
Celebrate the excitement (and butterflies!) of the first day of school with these delightful picture books.
Summer Vibes
Soak up the sunshine with this collection perfect for beach days, poolside afternoons, and warm summer evenings.
Local Authors Do It Best!
Searching for your next great read? Look no further than your own backyard!
Emancipation Day Reads
Learn more about Emancipation Day with this list of resources, which includes fiction and non-fiction reads.
Ready, Set, School!
Celebrate the excitement (and butterflies!) of the first day of school with these delightful picture books.
Summer Vibes
Soak up the sunshine with this collection perfect for beach days, poolside afternoons, and warm summer evenings.