{"id":3516,"date":"2023-05-18T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T18:03:26","slug":"summer-reading-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Reading Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Come register for “Read Off the Beaten Path” Summer Reading 2022, all ages welcome! The Kickoff event at the Main Library will include activities for everyone. Try your hand at some crafts, check out our many offerings, visit the Talking Book Library, and stay for Jungle Jim’s Camp Balloon Magic Show!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Once you register for Summer Reading (June 4 – August 13) track your reading online<\/a> or through the Beanstack app to earn prizes. Read to win!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Thank you to our Summer Reading sponsors: UniBank, Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, Country Bank, Walmart, Cornerstone Bank, District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.’s Office, Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation, Bob’s Discount Furniture, bankHometown, Friends of the Worcester Public Library, and the Worcester Public Library Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Come register for “Read Off the Beaten Path” Summer Reading 2022, all ages welcome! The Kickoff event at the Main Library will include activities for everyone. Try your hand at some crafts, check out our many offerings, visit the Talking Book Library, and stay for Jungle Jim’s Camp Balloon Magic …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[5,6,10],"class_list":["post-3516","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community","tribe_events_cat-family-friendly","tribe_events_cat-free","cat_community","cat_family-friendly","cat_free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSummer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Summer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Come register for “Read Off the Beaten Path” Summer Reading 2022, all ages welcome! The Kickoff event at the Main Library will include activities for everyone. Try your hand at some crafts, check out our many offerings, visit the Talking Book Library, and stay for Jungle Jim’s Camp Balloon Magic …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Downtown Worcester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DowntownWorcesterBID\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-18T18:03:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/\",\"name\":\"Summer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-18T18:03:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-18T18:03:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"twi\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"twi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Summer Reading Kickoff\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/\",\"name\":\"Downtown Worcester\",\"description\":\"Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District | It's all here!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"twi\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Downtown Worcester\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"twi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WorcesterLogos-02.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WorcesterLogos-02.png\",\"width\":3655,\"height\":877,\"caption\":\"Downtown Worcester\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DowntownWorcesterBID\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/downtownworcesterbid\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/downtown-worcester-business-improvement-district\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Summer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Summer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester","og_description":"Come register for “Read Off the Beaten Path” Summer Reading 2022, all ages welcome! The Kickoff event at the Main Library will include activities for everyone. Try your hand at some crafts, check out our many offerings, visit the Talking Book Library, and stay for Jungle Jim’s Camp Balloon Magic …","og_url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/","og_site_name":"Downtown Worcester","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DowntownWorcesterBID","article_modified_time":"2023-05-18T18:03:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/","url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/","name":"Summer Reading Kickoff - Downtown Worcester","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg","datePublished":"2023-05-18T18:03:22+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-18T18:03:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"twi","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"twi","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/summer-reading-kickoff-nkyofieb.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/event\/summer-reading-kickoff\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Summer Reading Kickoff"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/","name":"Downtown Worcester","description":"Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District | It's all here!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"twi"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#organization","name":"Downtown Worcester","url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"twi","@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WorcesterLogos-02.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WorcesterLogos-02.png","width":3655,"height":877,"caption":"Downtown Worcester"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DowntownWorcesterBID","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/downtownworcesterbid\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/downtown-worcester-business-improvement-district\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9877,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3516\/revisions\/9877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3516"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downtownworcester.org\/twi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=3516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}