reading rocks 2024
June 12th - July 25th
12:15 to 1:00
Thursday Evening: 5:15 to 6:00 pm
Reading Rocks provides reading activities for seven weeks during the summer in conjunction with the School District II's Free Lunch in the Parks, a program that serves over 50,000 free lunches during the course of the summer. Reading Rocks is designed to help students continue reading over the summer when reading levels are known to drop. Reading Rocks provides children with free books, reading mentorship, and story telling by community leaders to keep children engaged in reading while away from school.
Stop the "summer slide" and join us at Reading Rocks!
Stop the "summer slide" and join us at Reading Rocks!
Locations for Summer 2024:
Mondays: Castle Rock Park and North Park
Tuesdays: Central Park and Pioneer Park
Wednesdays: Hawthorne Park and Orchard Elementary
Thursdays: Veteran's Park and Pioneer Park
Thursday Evenings: South Park
Tuesdays: Central Park and Pioneer Park
Wednesdays: Hawthorne Park and Orchard Elementary
Thursdays: Veteran's Park and Pioneer Park
Thursday Evenings: South Park
We have a great time at Reading Rocks! There are lots of ways to join us.
Get involved in 2024:
Get involved in 2024:
- Volunteer as a storyteller that reads a short book. The storyteller may also offer an activity for the children that relates to your organization in a fun and interesting way.
- Volunteer to talk about topics of interest (e.g. a fireman talks about fire safety, a bicyclist discusses rules of the road and bicycle parts, an artist describes how he/she makes a sculpture, etc.).
- Volunteer to assist in distributing books at Reading Rocks locations and times.
- Donate gently used or new books to be distributed throughout the program. Interested people may drop books off at the Lincoln Center and leave a note with their information on it and that the books should be directed to the Education Foundation.
How To Volunteer:
Click Here to Apply Directly Online
Download a Volunteer Application (PDF): Here
2023_reading_rocks_application.docx.pdf
Please contact the Education Foundation for BPS at (406) 281-5150 or readingrocks@billingsschools.org with any questions.
Click Here to Apply Directly Online
Download a Volunteer Application (PDF): Here
2023_reading_rocks_application.docx.pdf
Please contact the Education Foundation for BPS at (406) 281-5150 or readingrocks@billingsschools.org with any questions.
A huge Thank You to the supporters that make Reading Rocks possible!
Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
Friends of Billings Public Library
Centennial Youth Foundation
RBC Foundation
Downtown Exchange Club Billings
Billings West Rotary
Billings Association of REALTORS
Town Pump Foundation
Mary Alice Fortin Foundation for Youth Enrichment
Billings Community Foundation
Believe in Reading
Walmart Community Foundation
Nora Roberts Foundation
Bibliophile's Book Club
This House of Books
Reading is Fundamental Books for Ownership Program