Add some color to your summer with SSPL! This year's summer reading theme is "Color Our World." Complete and check off all 7 activities on the Adult Summer Reading Challenge Card* to become eligible for the end-of-summer prize drawing. This year's winner will receive a gift card to Saratoga Paint and Sip. Find colorful reading suggestions on this LibGuide or chat with a Reference Librarian to get to know Roy G. Biv!
The 2025 Adult Summer Reading Challenge starts Monday, June 23. Return the completed checklist to the library with your name and contact information by Sunday, August 31 to be entered into the prize drawing.
O:Organize your bookshelf at home. Already done? Organize one or more Saved Title Lists in your online account instead!
Y:“Yell” about your love for libraries to local and national representatives. Ask a library staff member for help. The New York Library Association has a sign-up to get alerts about library advocacy. Or, "Show Up for Our Libraries" with the American Library Association.
G:Give back to your library or community by donating books to the library book shop OR volunteering at a local organization. Be sure to look over the Friends Book Shop donation guidelines first!
B:Borrow an item from the Library of Things and go make colorful memories. Check out the collection online** or stop in to view what's available on the 1st floor of the library. **Click More Search Options; under "Libraries," select Saratoga Springs Public Library; and under "Collections," select Library of Things
For information on the 2025 Summer Reading Program for kids and teens, 