Starting June 1, register and participate online, at hptx.beanstack.org, for the 2026 Children's Summer Reading Club.

• Programs are available for ages 0-5 and 6-12. Teen Summer Reading registration is open to ages 10 and up, if preferred. 
• Earn points, badges, and certificates by logging minutes read, activities completed, and events attended.
• You may also pick up a print Summer Reading Log at the Library to keep track of your summer reading activities.
• Earn 150 points to receive a prize. Once 150 points are obtained, Library staff will choose a book to donate in your name to Catch Up and Read, a nonprofit agency that teaches and empowers children to reach literacy milestones. 
• Earn 300 points to receive an additional prize and to be entered into a drawing for 1 Core 5 Membership to the Perot Museum. The Core 5 Membership includes:

• • • • One year of free general admission for 5 people ages 2+ to the Perot's 11 permanent exhibit halls
      • Access to members-only hours every Sunday, 10-11am
      • $5 Museum parking*
      • 10% off purchases at the Café and Museum Shop
      • Reciprocal admission to hundreds of science institutions in the ASTC Passport Program*

*ASTC reciprocity exists only with museums outside the 90-mile radius of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and your home address.

*Discounted $5 member parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you the Friends of the Highland Park Library for sponsorship of the 2026 Summer Reading Club, and for funding the Sharing Literacy book donation program.

The Library would also like to thank the Perot Museum for their generous donation and support of the Highland Park Library.