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SUMMERQUEST 2022

SummerQuest is a reading incentive program offered annually at each of our branches.

Sign up for our Summer Reading Challenge below using the Beanstack app or drop by any Alexandria Library to sign up and receive a paper log.

The program runs from June 1 through August 31.

Download the brochure for SummerQuest Jr. and SummerQuest here.

Tales and Tails

Oceans of Possibilities

Sign up for SummerQuest, Jr.

Birth through rising Kindergarten  


SummerQuest, Jr. allows children to earn a points towards a free book!  Points are earned by logging books they read or books that are read to them.  Children can also earn points by doing early literacy activities. Read enough books and you can earn Washington Nationals tickets!

Oceans of Possibilities

Sign up for SummerQuest

Rising 1st-5th Grades

SummerQuest participants will log the minutes they spend reading this summer!  Every 20 minutes spent reading earns 1 point.  Use those points and points earned doing other activities to collect a free book! Read enough books and you can earn Washington Nationals tickets!

Tails and Tales

Sign up for SummerQuest Teens

Rising 6th-12th Grades

SummerQuest teens will also log the minutes they spend reading this summer!  Every 20 minutes spent reading earns 1 point.  Participating in other activities will earn more points.  Use these points to collect a free book! Read enough books to earn Washington Nationals tickets, plus each book read (up to 10) will be an entry for a gift card drawing.

Oceans of Possibilities

Sign up for SummerQuest Adults

Ages 18 and up

Don't let the kids have all of the fun! Join in for a chance to win a prize. Read enough books to earn Washington Nationals tickets, plus each book read (up to 10) will be an entry for a gift card drawing.  Read or listen!



Youth SummerQuest Events
Sat, Jun 03, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
Join us for a craft in the library or take home a craft bag instead! Ages 6 - 12.

Sat, Jun 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
Join us for a craft in the library or take home a craft bag instead! Ages 6 - 12.

Tue, Jun 20, 10:15am - 10:45am
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
Storytime with songs, parachute and bubbles. Ages 1 & 2 with an adult.

Thu, Jun 22, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Outdoors
Together, we’ll explore the benefits of flowering plants, including herbs, to help support the pollinators we depend on. Then, taking recycled materials, you’ll design your own potted herb garden.

Tue, Jun 27, 10:15am - 10:45am
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
Storytime with songs, parachute and bubbles. Ages 1 & 2 with an adult.

Fri, Jun 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
Create your own tie-dyed t-shirt to take home. Ages 13-18.

Adult SummerQuest Events
Wed, Apr 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
The Duncan Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Register

Wed, May 17, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
The Duncan Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Register

Wed, Jun 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
The Duncan Book Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Register

Thank you Washington Nationals for providing prizes for SummerQuest. 

Last updated: May 2022