The Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24 through Thursday, December 26. And then we will close early at 3pm on Tuesday, December 31 and be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Go Here to find all our Holiday Closures

Children’s Summer Programs

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Below you’ll find the Methuen Public School reading lists for Grades 1 through 6.

And don’t forget that we have more than just big programs this summer, we also have dozens of arts & crafts, animal, science, and storytime programs during the summer too. See our monthly calendar for those.

And, a big Thank you to our Partners & Donors!

Jump to the MPS Summer Reading Books

Jump to Youth Services Monthly Calendar

Methuen Public Schools Summer Reading Lists

Many of these books can be also found in our eBook/eAudiobook collection via Libby (as well as on our shelves). Stop by the Youth Services’ or Reference Desks for more information on how to get started with Libby if you haven’t used it before!

Program sponsors include the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, The Nevins Library, Friends of the Nevins Library, and the MSPCA at Nevins Farm.

Special thanks to Altitude Trampoline Park (Pelham, NH), Boston Bruins, Chuck E. Cheese (Methuen), Launce Trampoline Park (Methuen), Topsfield Fair, Target Store (Methuen), and the USS Constitution Museum for their generous support of our summer program giveaways.

Thank you!