Learn About the Ride to Read Program

 

Image of Ride to ReadLearn About the Ride to Read Program
Durham Region Public Libraries
 and Durham Region Transit (DRT)
 
 
 
 
What is Ride to Read?
 
Ride to Read is a partnership of the eight Durham Region public libraries (Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge, and Whitby) and Durham Region Transit (DRT). The program is geared to elementary school-aged children during the summer months to enable them to access the Summer Reading Clubs by way of public transit.
 
How does it work?
 
All elementary school-aged children who register in a Durham library’s summer reading club will be able to ride DRT buses at no charge in July and August, using their library card as a transit pass with a valid sticker. Children aged 10 and younger must be accompanied by an adult while traveling on the bus
 
Can participants only travel on routes that take them to a library or on specific days?
 
The sticker gives them access 7 days a week on all DRT routes. The program does not apply to DRT’s One Fare Anywhere agreement with GO Transit on GO buses in Durham.
 
Do children have to have their own library card to participate?
 
Yes. If they don’t have a card, they need to get one in order to have a sticker for free ridership. Cards are not transferable. 
 

Is the sticker valid for the whole summer?

There is one sticker for July and one for August.  Visit your local library branch to get an updated sticker.