Reading Challenges

A free literacy program for newborns, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

The goal? Read 1000 books with your little one before they start Kindergarten.

Learn more!

Participate throughout February 2026. 

Register at brantlibrary.ca/Beanstack. 

Tracking your reading and earn prizes! We kick-off registration for this free summer program at our Summer Reading Launch Parties, and the program is open all summer long to join.

What are Launch Parties? 

• Launch Parties are drop-in times held at each branch where children and their families can register in-person for the TD Summer Reading Club. Enjoy games, crafts and activities, pick up a reading tracker, and collect cool stickers to kickstart the summer reading fun! 

Launch Party Location and Dates: 

• Paris Branch | Friday, June 26, 2026 10:00-12:00 PM
• All Branches | Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28 2026, during branch hours

Visit brantlibrary.ca/TDSRC for detailed info.

Sponsors of our 2025 Summer Reading Club

A special thank you to the following businesses and community groups who made 2025 so successful:

County of Brant Community Services, Dairee Delite, Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Cineplex, Domino's Pizza, Paris Friends of the Library, Borrowers Bookclub, Paris Agricultural Society, McDonald's restaurants of Brantford & Paris, and TD Bank Group.

2026 Summer Reading Club for Tweens & Teens

Tracking your reading and earn prizes! We kick-off registration for this free summer program at our Summer Reading Launch Parties, and the program is open all summer long to join.

What are Launch Parties? 

• Launch Parties are drop-in times held at each branch where tweens and teens can register in-person for the TD Summer Reading Club. Pick up your reading tracker, enjoy teen crafts and activities to kickstart the summer reading fun! 

Launch Party Location and Dates: 

• Paris Branch | Friday, June 26, 2026 10:00-12:00 PM
• All Branches | Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28 2026, during branch hours

Visit the tween and teen TD Summer Reading Club webpage for detailed info.

2026 Summer Book Bingo 

Adventure Awaits is the theme of our Summer Book Bingo!

Get curious and spark real-world adventures by going beyond the stories you read this summer. 

Designed especially for Teens and Adults, and offered across all branches from June 29, 2026 - September 7, 2026. 

Bingo with us!

1. Download your bingo card or collect a physical card in-branch.
2. Get inspired with the prompts found in each square that connect you to the world of our library resources!
3. Each activity logged earns a completed square on the virtual bingo card. Five squares complete a BINGO, and you can keep filling cards all summer long.

Registration begins Saturday, June 13. 

Fall Into Reading 

Read 5 hours in December for a chance to win a cozy prize! Log your reading online to earn badges, after 5 hours you will be automatically entered into our Grand Prize Draw! 

Register at brantlibrary.ca/Beanstack