The Springfield City Library has a free summer reading program available to children and families across the city. Participants use a specific form to track how many books they read throughout the summer and get various types of rewards based on how much they read. This indicator measures the number of children who participate in the program each summer that will be entering school between kindergarten and 5th grade.

Participation in the library's summer reading program is a way to measure whether children are reading throughout the summer. It encourages an interest and enthusiasm for books, and it helps children and families develop a relationship with their public libraries at a young age. This encourages more reading over the summer, and it also allows children and families to better understand the resources that are available to them at their public library.

Source: Springfield City Library