This Fall, I’m excited to announce that the Reading Dragons are back with a new look and brand new games to play!
Earn a new dragon card for every 30 minutes of reading. You can get 4 different dragons each month. That is a total of 16 cards a month! One card for every box on the tracker.
Where did the dragon cards come from? How are there so many different kinds? The original line art was designed by Ms. Mallory of the Children’s Department. The unique colors and themes for each dragon are then created by library staff. Sometimes, these designs are even based on patron ideas!
So how do you get a Reading Dragon? You start with an egg, and then you read to make it grow! It will hatch into a baby, then grow to a teenager, and then finally become an adult dragon. Then, you can start all over again with a new egg!
And now, Ms. Mallory has developed two new games to play with your dragons! The more you read, the more dragons you collect, the more fun you can have playing.
Stop by the Children’s Department at the Library to pick up your Reading Dragon tracker, game instructions, and some special starter cards!
-Liz Strauss & Mallory Thompson
Update 12/27/2023
Please email Mallory at mthompson@doverlibrary.org for information on how to get started and access to our Google Drive!
Our library would love to start this program in our library!
I am a public youth librarian. I just heard about reading dragons on a webinar. I would like info on it please.
Good afternoon! My name is Patricia and I am the Children’s and Youth Library Specialist at Wakulla County Public Library. I was wondering where I might to go (if possible) to get the information, cards, instructions, etc. to start Reading Dragons in my library? We are a small library in a large county, and I think this would be a fantastic game to bring to our community of kiddos. I appreciate any information you can give me. Thank you!
Hello! So sorry for the delay in responding! Mallory Thompson will be in touch soon to help you get started with Reading Dragons! Thank you for your interest in the program and have a great day!
Thank you for reaching out to us! Mallory will email you soon with more information.
Awesome! We love how far the Dragons have traveled! Mallory will email you soon with more information to help you get started.
Hello!
I’m a youth librarian. I just heard about this program and was interested in trying it out for our community. I’d like to request more information on this, along with the instructions, cards, etc. if possible. Thank you!
Hi, Meagan! Thanks for reaching out! Mallory will be in touch via email shortly with more information.
This is a great program for our local community library – would love to learn more!
Hello! I’m another youth services librarian who would love some info from Liz and Mallory on this cool program.
Hello, I’m a children’s librarian at a smaller library branch within a county public library system in California. I love the idea of the Reading Dragons and would love to bring this kind of program to the community that I work in, as I think it is a great way to encourage kids to read. As others have asked, are you willing to share any information, cards, or instructions? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!