Maranda Schoppert, Sean Riley, and Amy K. Alapati write: “When school lets out, children gravitate to public libraries. Meanwhile, libraries strive to help those children maintain or improve their reading and critical-thinking skills throughout those school-free months, often by way of summer reading programs. At Montgomery County (Md.) Public Libraries, we have redesigned our summer reading challenge in hopes of inspiring our young patrons to give back to the community while they socialize, play, and learn. The summer reading model aligns with the county’s climate action plan, and the local government’s vision of a greener county.”