Join the Summer Reading Program!
No matter where you are, Summer Reading Books are available near you!

Want to read this summer?  Can't get to a library for books?  No problem!  United Way of Greater Chattanooga, in partnership with the Community Foundation and the Chattanooga Bicentennial Library, have placed books in local Neighborhood Reading Centers and schools all over Hamilton County so that kids and their parents will have free access to 65 book titles included on the Hamilton County Schools Summer Reading List. These books are geared to all ages from toddlers to teens, and are ready to check out! If you can't make it to a library to get your book, head to one of these locations!  But you had better hurry to start riding the summer reading wave!   Find out why summer reading is important See list of Neighborhood Reading Centers where books are available See list of area schools where books are available See the Hamilton County Schools Summer Reading Book List Find out more about the Library's Summer Reading Program

NEIGHBORHOOD READING CENTERS WITH SUMMER READING BOOKS   Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Contact:  Sedrick Collins 610 Lindsey St. (423) 266-6131 Hours: M-F,10a-6p   Boys and Girls Clubs/Alton Park Unit Contact:  Mary Olds (423) 826-0267 Hours: M-F,8:30a-6p   Boys and Girls Clubs/East Lake Unit Hours: Open 24/7   Boys and Girls Clubs/Harriet Tubman Contact: Gerald Mason (423) 692-6954 Hours: M-F,8:00a-6p   Boys and Girls Clubs/Highland Park Contact: Michael Burton  (423) 629-0008 Hours: m-F 8a-6p   Bushtown/Carver Reading Center Contact: Peggy Kilpatrick Carver Parks and Recreation Center 1817 E. 3rd St., 37404 (423) 622-1647 or (423) 629-5212 Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter Contact: Rosa Paris 315 Gillespie Road (423) 698-2456 x232 Hours: 24/7     East Lake Neighborhood Learning Center Contact: Rebecca Mott E. Lake Temple of Faith Deliverance Church of God 2139 E. 27th Street, P.O. Box 16009, 37407 (423)698-2700   Girls Inc. Contact: Cora Lanier 709 S. Greenwood Ave. (423) 624-4985      Hours: M-F 8a-5p     Glenwood Neighborhood Reading Center Contact: Jackie Simpson Glenwood Recreation Center  2610 Glenwood Drive, 37404 (423) 697-1284   Northside Neighborhood House Contact: Rachel Brandon 211 Minor Street (423) 267-2217 Hours: M-F 8:30a-4:30p   Oak Grove Neighborhood Reading Center-“The Nest” Contact: Gladys Winston Resurrected Baptist Church 2230 East 18th Street, 37404 (423) 698-8086 or (423) 892-2859      St. Elmo Neighborhood Reading Center Contact: Linda Cooper Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church 1607 West 43rd St., 37409 ((423) 870-9113         AREA SCHOOLS WITH SUMMER READING BOOKS   Brown Academy Contact: Jeff Lyles 718 E. 8th Street Phone:  209-5760 Hours of Operation: M-F  7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.   Daisy Elementary School Contact: Sharon Wynn 620 Sequoyah Road Phone:  332-8815 Hours of Operation: M, T, Th, F  7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.   Harrison Elementary School Contact: Jim Cole 5637 Highway 58 N. Phone:  344-1428 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.   Hixson Elementary School Contact: Tami Crane 5650 Winding Lane Phone:  870-06212 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m   Nolan Elementary School Contact: Lisa Wofford 4435 Chackleford Ridge Road Phone:  886-0898 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m   Red Bank Elementary School Contact: Kila Hill 1100 Mountain Creek Road Phone:  874-1917 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m   Smith Elementary School Contact: Jill King 5971 Hunter Road Phone:  344-1425 Hours of Operation: M, T, Th, F  7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m   Spring Creek Elementary School Contact: Carolyn Shell 1100 Spring Creek Road Phone:  855-6138 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m   Wolftever Creek Elementary School Contact: Sarah Lindon 5080 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road Phone:  238-7300 Hours of Operation: M-F 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m