Southbury Public Library will be closed Friday, March 29, and Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Southbury Public Library will be closed Friday, March 29, 2024 in observance of Good Friday. We will also be closed Sunday, March 31, 2024 for Easter Sunday.

Summer Reading 2022 by the Numbers

We are so very impressed by all the wonderful reading our Summer Reading participants did this year! All combined, our Children and Teen Summer Reading Participants together read an astounding 335,234 minutes! That also works out to 5587 hours and 14 minutes; or 232 days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes; or 33 weeks, 19 hours, and 14 minutes! That's more than half a year of reading all added up, all done by 320 local children and teens and done in less than 60 days!

See below for the breakdown of how much each age group read when all added together:

  • Children (Grades 1-5):
    • 192,780 Minutes
    • 3213 Hours
    • 133 Days and 21 Hours
    • 19 Weeks and 21 Hours
  • Teens (Grades 6-12)
    • 142,454 Minutes
    • 2374 Hours and 14 Minutes
    • 98 Days, 22 Hours, and 14 Minutes
    • 14 Weeks, 22 Hours, and 14 Minutes

We are very grateful to all our Summer Reading participants for helping us make this summer such a success! We had a great time seeing everyone, stamping tickets, and having you join us for programs and events! As the staff, we had a lot of fun, and we hope you did, too!

If you joined us for summer reading this year, please let us know your thoughts by filling out our Summer Reading Survey here! Your feedback will shape our future summer reading programs!

Published by on August 22, 2022
Last Modified March 29, 2024