Introducing Retrievers Read 2026, presented by the UMBC Hilltop Society!
A UMBC Summer Reading Tradition
Retrievers Read is a summer reading challenge designed to help you explore new genres, engage with our UMBC community, and make reading fun! It's free to participate, and we email you everything you need to get started, including a welcome letter with further instructions, a bingo card, and a handy-dandy reading log to help you keep track of your progress.
Sign up: alumni.umbc.edu/retrieversread26
Questions? Email retrievernet@umbc.edu.
Whether you’re spending the summer at home, on campus, traveling, interning, or simply catching up with friends, Retrievers Read brings back a familiar summer tradition, with a grown-up twist. Think back to those grade school summer reading lists: books chosen to spark curiosity, stretch your thinking, and mark the season’s passing. Now, as part of the UMBC community, this is your version of that same tradition: an easy, nostalgic way to stay connected to campus life and the Retriever community between semesters, wherever summer takes you.