It's been an amazing Summer of Reading and we could not have done it without Hartford Public Library and their annual Summer Reading Challenge! Together, Hartford youth read for more than 167,000 minutes, reading more than 1,600 books this summer! Summer Reading Raffle winners and their families were celebrated at luncheons with Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam and HPL CEO Bridget E. Quinn.
Here are the final numbers for the Hartford Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Buzz into a Book!
Top 3 HPS schools based on learning points.
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School — 37,835 pts
Kennelly School — 22,788 pts
Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy — 20,725 pts
Top School: Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, with:
172 books logged
17,815 mins
Total Learning points: 37,835
Here are are our top ten readers!
Rank | Student Name | Hartford Public School | Total Points | Total Minutes |
1 | Viduran Varunraj | Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy | 12,528 | 12,368 |
2 | Vivaan Varunraj | Annie Fisher STEM | 3,847 | 3,647 |
3 | Keyur Kulkarni | Betances Learning Lab Magnet School | 2,240 | 2,220 |
4 | Viviana Bathina | Montessori Magnet at Batchelder | 2,190 | 1,480 |
5 | Kiaan Dixit | Betances Learning Lab Magnet School | 2,155 | 2,135 |
6 | Atindra Maji | Annie Fisher STEM | 2,080 | 2,080 |
7 | Raahi Chavan | Betances Learning Lab Magnet School | 1,905 | 1,905 |
8 | Aaron Elijah Bathina | Montessori Magnet at Batchelder | 1,870 | 1,320 |
9 | Aarya Bhalerao | Betances STEM Magnet School | 1,540 | 1,540 |
10 | Daelyz Lozano | Betances Learning Lab Magnet School | 1,250 | 1,150 |
Congratulations to all our students who read this summer!