A Blank Canvas offers endless possibilities!
The 2025 Summer at MCPL program invites artists of all ages and abilities to showcase their creations, encouraging them to explore their imaginations.
By participating in the Summer Reading Challenge, kids, teens, and adults can earn rewards and win prizes for daily reading and attending Library programs. Caregivers will value a program that keeps children engaged and learning outside the classroom, while kids will love the stories and activities that spark their creativity all summer long!
Summer at MCPL begins June 1 and runs through August 24. The Summer Reading Challenge encourages families to spend at least 20 minutes a day reading or engaging with literacy.
Readers will log each day that they read to receive a daily reading badge. When readers aged 0-19 complete 20, 40, and 60 days of reading, they will earn a prize book from their local branch. Readers who are registered in Beanstack will also be eligible to earn prizes from our community partners.
Adults aged 20+ can earn prizes, too! All adult readers who log 60 or more days will earn a Summer at MCPL: Blank Canvas commemorative glass.
If you are interested in supporting the Library’s annual Summer at MCPL program, learn more about MCPL’s Summer Reading Endowment Fund.
Blank Canvas: Artist Bios for Kids
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Artists
Artists
Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Radiant Child
Radiant Child
Paper Son
Paper Son
Art Is Life
Art Is Life
Make your Mark
Make your Mark
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne
The Wire Zoo
The Wire Zoo
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Tomfoolery
Tomfoolery
Ablaze With Color
Ablaze With Color
The Noisy Paint Box
The Noisy Paint Box
The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas
The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas
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Thank you to our Community Partners for prize donations
