Chattanooga Public Library Kicks Off Citywide Summer Learning On June 3

  • Wednesday, May 24, 2017

The Chattanooga Public Library will kick off Make Play Read Learn 2017 all across the city next week. Registration begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 inside all of the library branches at the kick off parties, or at any of the participating registration partners listed below.


After families get their kids registered on June 3rd, they will be given a Make Play Read Learn passport filled with 26 fun activities to do all summer.

They can fill up their activity passport with points by visiting new places and trying new things. They can complete as many activities as they wish but the more they complete the more chances they have to win prizes.

  • Citywide Registration Partners: Get help registering at these locations, pick up a passport and start earning points immediately: Eastgate Library - Northgate Library - South Chattanooga Library - Downtown Library - The Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Centers (YFD) - The Boys & Girls Club - Hamilton County Department of Education’s Summer Schools - Girls Inc. - Inner City Ministries - Northside Neighborhood House -  - Bethlehem Center.

  • Citywide Activity Partners: Bring your passport with you to any of these locations this summer to earn points, get stamped and have fun: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Center for Mindful Living, Chattanooga Zoo, Creative Discovery Museum, High Point Climbing & Fitness, Hunter Museum of American Art, McKamey Animal Center, Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, Songbirds Museum, TechTown, Tennessee Aquarium, WTCI: Tennessee Valley PBS, Wayne-O-Rama.

  • After kick off, families are also invited to any Make Play Read Learn Weekly library program through July 29 to earn points at the library: Full schedules and programs are listed on chattlibrary.org/eventsPlease check individual branches for exact offerings in each location. Times and dates may vary:

    • Awesome Authors; Wow Wednesdays; Junior Historians; Full STEAM Ahead; Explorers; Things that Make You Go Ewww & Ooooh!; Cooking on 2; Summer STEAM.

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