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Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge ends August 1! We had over 9,500 participants in the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge, with over 4,700 number completing the Challenge at 1000 points and a total of 9.6 million minutes read!

Don't forget, you have until August 15 to order your free finisher book prize, and you can pick up all your prizes at your local library branch through September 15, 2023 (while supplies last). Thanks for reading with us through the summer!

Kids' Programs and New Podcast!

Check out this blog post for information about our August break for Storytimes and STEAM programs, ideas for bringing storytime home during the break, and the premier episode of our new Story Stretchers podcast!

In 1939, during the days just preceding the first German attack on Poland, a group of young women are about to embark on new life adventures. None of them, though, dreamed that Hitler would invade their country and plunge them instead into a horrible nightmare. Read more >

Join us for featured events and returning series in August, including Our Stories local history, Water-Wise Workshops partnering with SRP, and FRANK Talks discussion series on contemporary social issues.

Join us for the next Movies, Music & More sale, August 2-15 at the Sunset and Downtown Chandler Public Library locations. Shop early and often for best selection. Every CD, movie, audiobook, or album you purchase is a gift to the Library. Follow this event on Facebook and share with your friends!

Looking for another way to support your library? Keep cool this summer by buying a State Forty Eight Chandler Public Library t-shirt. The shirts can be purchased at any of the four CPL locations or online. Men’s and Women’s sizes are available.