Six Easy Ways to Get Your Kids to Read This Summer 1.  Get your child a library card at your local public library. It’s free! 2.  Sign your child up for this year’s summer reading program and enjoy free programs with fun activities, storytelling, reading contests, crafts and more. 3.  Read to your child every day. Take advantage of “waiting” time to share books: on trips, at the doctor’s office, in line at the grocery store. 4.  Set a good example: read on your own and talk to your child about what you’re reading. 5.  Have books everywhere – in the car, in front of the TV, in the kitchen, on the porch. 6.  Keep a list on the refrigerator of the books everyone has read during the summer.