End of Summer Hoedown featuring The Barefoot Quales with Patton Price
Thursday, August 13
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Reading Room and Main Floor
 
Our Reading Rodeo Summer ends with a hoedown in the reading room.  A caller will teach us a few dances so wear your best dancing duds!  There will also be the faux farm livestock contest with amazing prizes. Children's craft, chomp saw project in The Lab, horseshoes on the lawn, and light refreshments too. All ages welcome.
 
 
2026 Summer Reading Rodeo for Adults
June 1 - August 15th
 
Saddle up for our Summer Reading Rodeo! Pick up a reading log at the Main Level Desk at Burlingame Main or at the Easton Branch. Read or listen to five books and turn it in to get a drawing ticket for a chance to win one of four grand prizes. 
 
Attend any of our adult summer events and get more chances to win the grand prizes:
Goat yoga session for two at Half Moon Bay, an Italian cheesemaking kit, a hydroponic growing system for indoor plants, or gift cards to local businesses.  
 
And join us for our End of Summer Hoedown on Thursday August 13 at 6:00 PM.  Music, dancing, and a faux farm livestock contest.  All ages welcome. 
 
Faux Farm Livestock Show : Artist and Maker Contest (at the End of Summer Hoedown)
Thursday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m. 
 
Yeehaw! Calling all Makers and Artists ! Create a one-of-a-kind critter using any medium you like. Papier-mâché, 3D printing, wood, needle felting, knitting, sewing, clay, paint— anything goes! Your critter should fit our Reading Rodeo theme. Think cows, horses, goats, chickens, coyotes, quirky folklore creatures— or dream up a barnyard buddy of your own!
Drop‑off: August 13 during our End of Summer Hoedown 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Judging: 6:30 p.m. (must attend to win)
Four winners will be selected— one from each category. Each winner will receive a $25 gift card to Buena’s Organic Soft Serve and a special livestock show ribbon!
  • Rootin’est- Tootin’est! (biggest rodeo energy)
  • Tall-Tale Worthy (most imaginative)
  • Cutest little buckaroo (most endearing)
  • True Grit Award (best “effort”)
Please register to participate. For guidelines and instructions, visit:
https://burlingame.libcal.com/calendar/programs/fauxfarm
 

Join the Summer Reading Challenge for Children Through 6th Grade

June 1-August 15, 2026
For information on the Summer Reading Program Click Here
 
 

2026 Teen Summer Reading Challenge

Reading Rodeo
June 1- August 15 2026
 
Yee-haw! Read off into the sunset this summer with READING RODEO! Teens entering 7th-12th grade can pick up a reading log and a free book from the Burlingame Main Library or the Easton Branch. Completing your first reading log and turning it in to the Main Library or Easton Branch will lasso you a $15 Barnes and Noble gift card and a chance to win a $1000 scholarship!
But that's not all, cowpokes! Submit a book review for a chance to win a gift card to one of the following businesses:
 
Gigglemugs - TPumps - Crepevine - Sunright Boba - Mints & Honey - Sweet Citrus - Salt & Straw - In-N-Out - Pizza My Heart
 
Teens can submit 1 book review a day. Winners will be drawn weekly.
Now, giddy up! There's reading to do!
 
Click here for more details
 
 

Burlingame Public Library
480 Primrose Rd.
Burlingame, California 94010
650-558-7400
http://www.burlingame.org/library