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All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day.

Green alligator leans on a red book. Text: "UNEARTH A STORY at the Library!" and "2026 Summer Reading Program" from Springfield-Greene County Library.

Summer Reading Program Activities for Teens

Unearth a story at the library! Complete at least eight activities - you can choose from our list or create your own!

Download the gameboard here starting June 1.
A large, beige dinosaur skull with sharp teeth is shown against a white background, casting faint shadows and appearing lifelike.
Activities
  • Make a dino meme or comic strip.

  • Rewrite a scene from your favorite book, but add dinosaurs!

  • Research the hieroglyphic alphabet and write (or draw) your name in hieroglyphics.

  • Go outside and lift up some grass or leaves until you find a bug or other creature. Use online resources to try and find the creature's Latin name based on where in the world you found it, what it looked like, and what it was doing.

  • Try making some pottery out of mud! Leave it in the sun for a long time to dry it out.

  • Read a book about history.

  • Read a biographic article or book about a paleontologist or archaeologist.

  • Visit Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and learn about an artifact found at the site.

  • Create and bury a time capsule for your future self.

  • Read a book that's different from what you usually choose. Try a new genre, format or author!

  • Learn a new artistic hobby - try one of the workshops offered by the library this summer.

  • Create your own

Activities

Thank you to our Youth Summer Passport sponsors!

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