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Read & Imagine
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 ages: 1 entry in a grand prize drawing for all participants who met their goal.
*Prizes may be picked up at drive-thru window beginning July 6. Call when you arrive: 614-259-5035.
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?
- For ages 18+, request a personalized recommendation.
- For ages 0-18, request a personalized recommendation by contacting us at 614-882-7277 ext. 5 or kids@westervillelibrary.org. (We'll get back to you within 72 hours.)
- Or try these suggestions.
How do I get started?
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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)
July 8
3pm - 4pm
Two Librarians on a Sofa: A Book Chat (Online Meeting)
18 + up
July 11
10am - 10:30am
PAW Patrol: Rescue Academy (Livestream)
3-5 years, 2-5 years
July 15
2pm - 2:30pm
Dog Man Trivia (Livestream)
6 + up, 6-11 years, 6-8 years
July 20
2pm - 2:30pm
Book Character BINGO (Livestream)
Family, 3-5 years, 6 + up
July 25
10am - 10:30am
Dinosaur Dance Party (Livestream)
Family
July 29
The Baby-Sitters Club (Free Activities to Download)
8-11 years, 11-14 years, 6-11 years
August 2
Read & Imagine: Last Day to Log
18 + up
What We're Reading
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Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
Anne Glenconner
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Sex and Vanity
Kevin Kwan
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Attachments
Rainbow Rowell
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The Angels' Share (Wine Country Mystery, #10)
Ellen Crosby
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Lost Autumn
Mary-Rose MacColl
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The Spinster Diaries
Gina Fattore
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Whitethorn Woods
Maeve Binchy
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A Good Marriage
Kimberly McCreight
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Stately Pursuits
Katie Fforde
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Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes
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The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Ruth Ware
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Forgiven (Sisters of the Heart, #3)
Shelley Shepard Gray
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Keeping Lucy
T. Greenwood
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Redhead by the Side of the Road
Anne Tyler
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Murder on Pleasant Avenue (Gaslight Mystery #23)
Victoria Thompson
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The Talented Mr. Varg (Detective Varg, #2)
Alexander McCall Smith
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The One You Really Want
Jill Mansell
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Old Lovegood Girls
Gail Godwin
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When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson
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American Demon (The Hollows, #14)
Kim Harrison
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