Reading Partners North Texas

🚩 Reading Red Flag 🚩

Saying you're bored when you have a library card.

Just saying. 👀📚

Ever wondered what happens when stories meet the kitchen? 👀📚🍳

We’ve cooked up something fun…iconic recipes inspired by your favorite children’s books! Perfect for a sweet (or savory) summer treat! ☀️✨

What’s on the menu:
🐛 The Very Hungry Caterpillar
🍪 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
🍝 Strega Nona
🍯 Winnie-the-Pooh

Which one are you trying first? If you make one, don’t forget to snap a pic and tag us. We’d love to see your creations! 📸💛

Happy Juneteenth~ ❤️🖤💚

We’re sharing a few children’s books you can add to your collection—stories that celebrate and honor Black voices. ✨📚

Let us know which books we may have missed!

🟢 Reading Green Flag 🟢
Bringing a book with you "just in case." 📚

Waiting room? 📖
Road trip? 🚗
Pool day? 👒

You never know when you'll get a few pages in.

Happy Pride Month! 🌈📚

We’re celebrating with a few of our favorite children’s books:
📚 Pink Is for Boys
📚 Heather Has Two Mommies
📚 Julián Is a Mermaid
📚 And Tango Makes Three

Stories help us celebrate identity, love, and being exactly who we are. 💛

What are you reading this month?

📚☀️ Summer learning is in full swing!

This summer, Reading Partners North Texas is proud to partner with the Dallas Park and Recreation Department to provide students with additional opportunities to strengthen their reading skills while school is out.

Through this partnership, ✨44 ✨ students are receiving 1:1 literacy tutoring four days a week with the support of our dedicated AmeriCorps volunteers.

We are excited to serve at six of the 12 Dallas Public Library locations hosting the summer camps:

📍 Arcadia Park Library
📍 Dallas West Library
📍 Forest Green Library
📍 Hampton Library
📍 Polk Library
📍 Vickery Park Library

Together, we're helping children continue learning, growing, and reading all summer long. 💙📖

This summer, Reading Partners North Texas is proud to partner with Clayton Youth Enrichment to provide individualized literacy support for students participating in the summer program at Westcreek Elementary School

Through this partnership, 11 students are receiving personalized reading instruction from our dedicated AmeriCorps volunteers, helping them strengthen critical literacy skills, build confidence, and stay engaged in learning throughout the summer.

We're grateful to Clayton Youth Enrichment for creating opportunities that help students continue growing both academically and personally when school is out of session.

Together, we're helping children become lifelong readers. 💙📖

📚☀️ Keep the whole family reading this summer!

The Dallas Public Library's Smart Summer Reading Challenge is open to kids and adults, and you don't have to live in Dallas to participate.

✅ Earn free books
✅ Complete fun activities
✅ Enter to win grand prizes

Read, create, discover, and track your progress online. Complete 45 days of reading and activities by August 9 for a chance to win big!

📖 Who's joining the challenge this summer? Let us know in the comments! 👇