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Redondo Beach library reports 2,690 participants in summer reading program
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The Redondo Beach Public Library reported 2,690 participants in its 10-week summer reading program and outlined outreach, prizes and program attendance to the Public Amenities Commission.
The Redondo Beach Public Library told the Redondo Beach Public Amenities Commission on Tuesday that its 2025 summer reading program drew 2,690 participants across children, teens and adults.
Lisa Winter, youth services librarian, presented the completed program summary. “Hello. My name is Lisa Winter, and I’m the youth services librarian at the Redondo Beach Public Library since May,” Winter said while describing the program’s goals and operations.
Winter said the program ran 10 weeks from June 14 to Aug. 23 and included a kickoff carnival tied to the city’s Juneteenth celebration. The library reported 1,868 child participants (infant to fifth grade), 429 teen participants (sixth through 12th grade) and 393 adult participants, for a total of 2,690. Youth programming included 76 events with 4,158 attendees; the library held two science-themed finale parties that drew roughly 115 attendees each.
Winter described the prize structure: children tracked reading in 20-minute increments and earned prizes and coupons every five hours, with a free book after 25 hours; teens tracked in 30-minute increments, received prizes for every 10 hours and earned a free book at 50 hours. The program also offered adult book-review drawings and ran 21 adult programs that together attracted 236 attendees.
The library reported 387 children’s and teens’ book reviews submitted for the program’s opportunity drawings and said more students participated in outreach visits to local schools than in prior years. Winter said the team began planning in January and credited outreach, staff effort, growing school partnerships and sponsors for the increased participation.
The commission received the report and voted to receive and file the summary. Commissioners praised the program’s outreach and the rise in first-time participants; several commissioners noted anecdotal evidence that program activity appeared to correlate with increased library visits in July.
The presentation thanked the Friends of the Library for funding that supported prizes, materials and books. Winter said the library will explore additional outreach options next year, including broader school contact and issuing a press release to increase awareness.
