Summer Reading Program
Many thanks to this year’s Summer Reading Program sponsors!
Their generous donations helped with program materials, events, and prizes. We are grateful to have such wonderful and supportive local businesses as Champions of Literacy.
Platinum Sponsor
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ProAuto (sponsor of this year’s Summer Reading Program t-shirts)
Gold Sponsor
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Partnership Financial Credit Union
For Youth
Birth through Grade 8
Register online between June 1-30. Once you have registered, stop by the Youth Services Desk to pick up your Summer Reading materials and your free book.
How to Participate:
Record Your Reading
Start participating right away. Record your reading on the log by marking a dragon square for every 20 minutes you read. Listening to audiobooks and reading together as a family count too.
Complete Weekly Activities and Attend Events
Complete weekly in-library activities and/or attend Library events then color the star on your log marked “Activity/Event.” See our full list of events for June and July.
Weekly Activities
Hiking, Walking & Running (Forest Preserves of Cook County)
Interactive Map (Forest Preserves of Cook County)
Read a Tumblebook: Search by subject for your favorite animal for some animated talking-picture books, videos, and games for younger kids.
Do an activity on Scholastic Teachables: Search by magic for activities and work sheets for preK-5th graders.
Discover a cool fact using World Book: Find out cool facts about your favorite subject. There are three different levels of World Book available to you, for kids from preschool to middle school.
Magic tricks videos for kids (hellokids.com)
Easy magic tricks for kids and beginners (thesprucecrafts.com)
Use your Library card to check out a pass to an area museum you’ve never visited. You’ll be discovering the adventure that Libraries can provide even when you aren’t in the building. Passes from the Museum Adventure Pass program can be checked out from inside the Library and passes from Explore More Illinois can be checked out online. For information on both programs, visit our Museum Passes page.
Use your library card to access the media streaming service, Hoopla. You'll find e-books, e-audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, and comics for all ages. Check out some of our favorite summer music on Hoopla.
Earn Prizes
Stop in and collect prizes starting June 3. For each month, mark a minimum of 15 dragon squares to earn your prize and a Grand Prize Drawing entry. Earn a bonus drawing entry and a place on our Wall of Fame if you complete all the dragon squares in that month.
First prize: Summer Reading T-shirt
Second prize: Headlamp or Bath Squirter
Grand Prize Drawings: You choose the prize by putting your entry in the box of the prize you hope to win! The deadline to be included in each month’s drawing is June 30th and July 31st. Winners will be notified after each of the drawings.
Deadline for checking in to collect prizes is July 31.
For Adults & Teens
Grades 9 and older
Complete a log (in-person or online) between June 1 and July 31 to let us know about:
- Books you read
- Movies and shows you watch
- Music you listen to
- Video games you play
- Library events you participate in
Complete and submit your first log to be entered into the prize drawings and get a Summer Reading t-shirt! (While supplies last)
Prizes
Complete and submit additional logs for a chance to win weekly drawings for Book Bundles and Summer Reading tote bags or the grand prize drawings on July 1 and Aug. 1.
Grand Prizes
Teens–Grades 9–12
July: Six Flags Season Pass
August: Amazon Gift Card
Adults
July: Moretti’s Gift Card
August: Marianos Gift Card