Grow through reading with this year's Summer Reading theme - Plant a Seed Read! With a focus on farming, gardening, and agriculure, the library has a variety of ways for you to cultivate your love of reading, including fun events, weekly programs, and a summer-long reading contest.

Fun Events

Thursday, June 4 - Quincy Children's Museum visit @ 4:30-6 PM

Saturday, June 6 - Tea Party @ 1 PM

Wednesday, August 5 - End-of-Summer-Reading Party @ 10 AM

Weekly Programs

Wednesdays at 10 AM for children 0-12 years old

June 3 - Plant a Tower Garden with Dr. Margie Williams, PhD, RN

June 10 - Floral Arrangement Design with Jill's Flower Garden

June 17 - Beloved children's book character, Llama Llama, will be visiting the library!

June 24 - Ag in the Classroom with Kinsey Tiemann

July 1 -

July 8 - 

July 15 - Storytime with local author (Macomb) Tiffany Erickson and her book Snack Thief

July 22 - 

July 29 - Butterfly Tents with Absolute Science

Reading Contest

Register for the library's summer reading contest, starting May 18. Read to earn tickets, passes, and coupons from local organizations and businesses throughout the summer and win fun prizes at the End-of-Summer-Reading Party in August. ALL AGES ARE INVITED TO PARTIPATE, KIDS AND ADULTS!

Reading Contest Guidelines

1. All books recorded on the reading log must be checked out from the Four Star Public Library.

2. Ebooks and audiobooks checked out from Four Star’s digital libraries, as well as Graphic Novels, Wonderbooks, and Interlibrary Loan books, are allowed to be recorded on your book logs. Materials must be reflective of the participant’s reading level.

3. Children 0-4 years old can be read to and will receive a prize for every 10 books read to them. Kindergarten through 2nd graders who can read by themselves will receive a prize for every 10 picture books they read (older readers can help those who cannot yet read on their own). 3rd grade through 8th graders are expected to read chapter books and will receive a prize for every 5 chapter books they read. Participants must participate at their reading level (which may not necessarily be their grade level).

4. Books may only be logged once. Any books read before May 18, 2026 do not count.

5. Book logs must be turned in by 2:00 PM on or before Friday, July 31 to be counted for the End-of-Summer-Reading party.