For students out of school, Summer Reading participation helps prevent the “summer slide” with incentives to read as well as access to educational, interactive, in-person programs.

The summer slide is the tendency for students to lose some of the educational progress that they made in the previous school year (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education, 2014).

Looking for more ways to combat the summer slide or further your education this summer? With your Cuyahoga Falls Library card, you have FREE access to live tutoring from 2 p.m. to midnight daily through the library's Tutor.com subscription.

From using sewing machines in the MakerSpace, to borrowing digital ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby App, or picking up seeds at the Seed Sharing Library, there's something at the library for everyone. 

Teens will have fun reading while further developing empathy and understanding of other people and cultures, and building their vocabulary and overall literacy.  *New* we're introducing teen volunteer opportunities at the library! Teens will gain valuable work experience while earning volunteer hours for school or college applications. The Teen Advisory Board will also meet the third Wednesday of the month and give teens a voice in deciding on new books, technology, and programs at their library. We're also hosting teen programs, including art and sustainability topcs this summer. 

Adults will work towards their reading goals while exploring the library’s resources - like career development, business research databases, technology training, and more. Library programs offer community members a place to connect with each other. Featured summer programs will include:

• Painting classes
• Dungeons & Dragons groups
• Gardening and sustainability workshops from the Cuyahoga Falls Growth Initiative (a partnership between the library and the City of Cuyahoga Falls)
• And more! Browse adult programs on our online calendar.

We ask you to read at least 20 minutes a day. You can do it wherever you are, in whatever format you prefer! (Yes, audiobooks do count as reading!)

• Try digital audiobooks, Books on CD, or Playaways for long car trips, cleaning, and gardening!
• Borrow ebooks on your phone or tablet using the Libby and Hoopla apps. Use the desktop versions of these apps or the Ohio Digital Library to read from your laptop.
• Browse the Cuyahoga Falls Library collection on the go by downloading our mobile catalog app from Google Play or the App Store.