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Summer Reading

June 1 - August 13

There are Oceans of Possibilities when you dive into summer reading!

For all ages.
Track reading and log it in your beanstack account.
Kids 0-12 earn free books and entries for weekly and grand prize drawings!
The Detroit Zoo is offering summer reading participants a special Buy-One-Get One Offer

Print out a paper log to help track reading days.

A sea turtle rises to the surface of the ocean. Photo by David Troeger on Unsplash.

Book Bundles

Try a book bundle! Each bundle has 5-10 books based on a theme. Request a bundle from GPPL by completing this brief form.

Be sure to include your name and preferred branch for pickup - Central or Ewald. A staff member will email you when your bundle is ready. If you don't have a library card, you can get a temporary card here. Or call our Reference Desk 313-640-4775 or connect with us on Chat in the lower right of the screen.

Having trouble with the form? Contact us at bookbundles@grossepointelibrary.org with your request.

First Name

Last Name

Library Card Number

Phone

Branch Location

Ewald

Child(s) Age

Theme

Please tell us what types of books your children prefer -- animals, fantasy etc. Or do you want them to be a surprise?

Notes

Tell us any special details to help us create your book bundles. (limit 500 characters)

Any time is learning time with TALK!

Get messages with fun activites to help prepare your little one for school success

TALK: Text and Learn for Kindergarten is intended for children 5 and under. TALK offers activities right to your phone to enjoy with your child and help them learn.

Activities include building pre-literacy skills, such as hearing letter sounds, building hand muscles and recognizing letters and numbers.

2022 EARLY LITERACY CALENDAR

Fun daily early literacy activities

This calendar has tons of literacy-building activities you can do at home every day.

See what's inside

Story Time

Enjoy story time fun with your Youth Librarians from home on Zoom.

See the GPPL Story Time videos.

Check the Calendar for dates and times

STEAM KITS

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!

Bring science home and learn about coding, astronomy, liquids and more through hands-on experiments and manipulatives. Each branch has a STEAM Kit collection for you to explore. Kits check out for 2 weeks.

See what's available

Learn to program with Bee-Bot!

Youth Services

STEAM Kits

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math

Homework Help

Free online tutoring available through BrainFuse.

Preschool Guide

The Pointes have a lot to offer for preschool age children. Browse a list of options.

Digital Resources for Youth

Brainfuse

Online, on demand tutoring! A free suite of homework help, test prep, and skills building services.

Mango Languages

Online language instruction and conversation practice, ESL instruction and foreign language movie collections. Start learning one of 72 languages today!

Bookflix

Pre-K-3. Classic video storybooks from Weston Woods paired with related nonfiction books for beginning readers.

Britannica School

Resources at four levels covering people, countries, science, animals, current events and biographies.

World Book

Includes Student, Kids, Timelines, Advanced and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.

Early World of Learning

Pre-K to 5. Interactive early childhood World Book product

NoveList K-8 Plus

K-8. Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading levels, Common Core standards and more.

PebbleGo

Available inside library only. Research and information on animals and social studies for grades K -3+

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