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Challenge yourself to a summer of reading...
...and earn a prize when you meet your goal!
- Register yourself & your family. (May 22-August 2, 2020)
- Set your reading goal. Try to stretch yourself until at least July 1.
- Read!
- Once you meet your goal, stop by to pick up your prize.
Prizes include:
- Ages 0-17: Choose a book.
- Ages 18+: Choose a canvas bag or blank notebook.
- All participants who meet their goal will be entered in a drawing for grand prizes.
- (Details about prize pickup to be announced.)
Why should I participate?
Reading can reduce stress, fight boredom, increase empathy for others, and keep your mind sharp. Plus it's fun!
What should I read?
Read anything. Read everything. Read aloud to others or to yourself. Books, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines...it all counts. Want some suggestions? Request a personalized recommendation. Or try these suggestions.
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Read & Imagine...with these recommended books.
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The three billy goats gruff / Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney
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Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs / as retold by Mo Willems
Mo Willems
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Dogerella / by Maribeth Boelts ; illustrated by Donald Wu
Maribeth Boelts
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The school play / adapted by Meredith Rusu
Meredith Rusu
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Ella enchanted / Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine
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Ophelia and the marvelous boy / Karen Foxlee
Karen Foxlee
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A tale dark and Grimm / Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidwitz
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The lion's share : a Somali folktale = Qayb libaax / retold by Said Salah Ahmed ; illustrated by Kelly Dupre
Said Salah Ahmed
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Trickster : Native American tales : a graphic collection
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Yummy : eight favorite fairy tales / Lucy Cousins
Lucy Cousins
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Quichotte : a novel / Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie
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The water dancer : a novel / Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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The deep / Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
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Red, white & royal blue : a novel / Casey McQuiston
Casey Mcquiston
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Recursion : a novel / Blake Crouch
Blake Crouch
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The ten thousand doors of January / Alix E. Harrow
Alix E Harrow
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The testaments / Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
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The institute : a novel / Stephen King
Stephen King
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Interstellar Cinderella / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrations by Meg Hunt
Deborah Underwood
Thanks to Our Sponsor
Grand Prizes include...
- Ages 0-11 - Gift baskets (themes: fairy tales, dragons, treehouse)
- Ages 12-18 - Gift baskets (themes: daydreams, nightmares)
- Ages 18+ - Gift cards to area restaurants, stores & experiences ($100 value)
Chalk Talk!
Kick off summer with a personalized sidewalk chalk drawing from the Westerville Public Library. For ages 0-11. Learn more.
Events & Classes (Reading Program)
June 6
10am - 10:30am
Sloth Storytime (Livestream)
Family
June 15
2pm - 3pm
Unicorn Rescue Society (Free Activities to Download)
6-11 years
June 20
10am - 10:30am
Elephant & Piggie Party (Livestream)
4-6 years, 6-8 years, 3-5 years
July 2
6:30pm - 8pm
Midwest Mystery Author Panel (Livestream)
18 + up
July 11
10am - 10:30am
PAW Patrol: Rescue Academy (Livestream)
3-5 years, 2-5 years
July 25
10am - 10:30am
Dinosaur Dance Party (Livestream)
Family
August 2
Read & Imagine: Last Day to Log
18 + up
What We're Reading
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The Sparrow Sisters
Ellen Herrick
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First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)
Tamora Pierce
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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Untamed
Glennon Doyle
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Page (Protector of the Small, #2)
Tamora Pierce
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James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
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The Glass Hotel
Emily St. John Mandel
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A Mother's Secret (Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel #2)
Amy Clipston
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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good (Mitford Years, #12)
Jan Karon
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A Dublin Student Doctor (Irish Country #6)
Patrick Taylor
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
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Mrs. Morris and the Ghost (A Salem B&B Mystery, #1)
Traci Wilton
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How to Change a Life
Stacey Ballis
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Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
Barbara Samuel
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The American Heiress
Daisy Goodwin
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Recipes for Love and Murder (Tannie Maria Mystery, #1)
Sally Andrew
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Be Not Far from Me
Mindy McGinnis
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The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi
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The Jetsetters
Amanda Eyre Ward
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Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss
Rajeev Balasubramanyam
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