Registration for University Park Public Library’s popular summer program, UP with Reading! starts June 3.  This year you have two opportunities to sign up on the first day.  Toddlers to teens are encouraged to register!

• Stop by the library in the Plaza at Preston Center at 2pm for crafts, photos, snacks and fun.  You might even see a pirate or two!

• That morning from 9 to noon, library staff will also be at the City’s annual Fishing Derby at Caruth Park to register readers.

If you miss one of those two opportunities to register, you can sign up online through the City’s website at www.uptexas.org.  Just click on the Library icon.

Registered participants can take part in fun activities throughout June and July.  All activities, featuring special guests, will take place at the library on Wednesdays, beginning at 3pm.  The line up includes a slithering snake show, butterfly puppet show, a visit from the Fort Worth Children's Museum, and more.

This summer’s UP with Reading theme is “Aim for the Stars.” Each registered participant will be given a rocket ship to hang in the library.

Prizes will be awarded for 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 hours of reading as hours are achieved:

• A yard sign for each child who registers

• A participation certificate and stickers for each child who reads 10 hours

• A space ball for each child who reads 20 hours

• A book to donate to Reach Out and Read* and a space whistle for each child who reads 30 hours

• A book bag for each children who reads 40 hours

• Each child who reads 50 or more hours will be entered into prize drawings.

  *The University Park Public Library is proud to partner with the Highland Park Public Library in donating books to a local charity.  This year’s charity is Reach Out and Read, a group that incorporates books into pediatric care and encourages families to read together.

  The HPISD school whose students collectively read the most hours will be awarded the Readers Cup trophy.  Hyer Elementary School is the current champion.

  UP with Reading is presented by Briggs Freeman / Sotheby’s International.