Plumb Library’s most popular summer program was literally program – of the computer variety.

Around 25 kids a week came to play Mine Craft, make some mine crafts and eat snacks in a club that was run by the Junior Friends of the Library.

“That was a great use of the library,” said Children’s Library Lisa Fuller. “We are not just about books. We are trying really hard to have something for everyone.”

And the popular computer game played in well with the science-themed “Fizz Boom Read” summer program.

“What I tried to do was find activities that would encompass all different types of science,” Fuller said.

The summer started off with Mike the Bubbleman who wowed kids with soapy spheres while explaining the science behind them. There was four weeks of Mad Science programs, including sessions on bugs and Morse code, as well as the Little Puppet Puppet Show where Vinny Lovegrove broke down the science of engineering puppets.

There was also lots of reading, of course. More than 200 residents, ages 3 to adult, were registered in the summer reading program and read more than 8,060 hours over the course of 10-weeks. Ninety percent of registrants logged minutes online and around 50 percent of the summer readers met their personal reading goal.

Just as they are trying to dispel the misconception that the library is only for books, Plumb’s librarians want people to know that summer reading is broader than they might think.

Plumb Library’s program is for adults as well as kids, making it a family affair. Pre-readers can also be read to for their minutes and the sibling or parent who reads to them can count those minutes too.

Library Assistant Jennifer Frasier added, “People don’t think that what they do counts. ‘Oh, I only listen to audiobooks.’ That counts. ‘I only read magazines.’ That counts. We just want you to read.”

Through a number of community, business and team support, the library is able to offer a number of incentives to keep kids reading. Kids get medals, a book each week and prizes. The PawSox also donate a ticket for each summer reading kids and the Boston Bruins give kids a poster and a certificate.

“Athletes read and they put a lot of value on reading and they want kids to know that reading is something that’s important in life,” said Fuller. “It isn’t something that only little kids do. It’s something you should do your whole life.”

Building a legacy of reading and visiting the library is a tradition Fuller urges parents to begin while their kids are young. And she knows that not being a “walk-in” library where hundreds of houses are within walking distance of the stacks makes it a challenge for some people to get to the building.

But, said Fuller, the library is open until 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and until 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Plus, with the renovated downstairs meeting room, and programs that range from knitting to computer games, everyone has a place at Plumb.

A calendar of events is listed online at http://plumblibrary.com.