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Sunday, June 1 through Friday, August 1

How to Participate

  • Kids (ages 0 to 11): Read for 40 days (no need to be consecutive) and earn a badge for every 10 days of reading. Complete 40 days to earn a free book. Receive a bonus prize for completing the Super Reader badge.
  • Teens (ages 12 to 19) and Adults (20+): Complete 40 days of reading to earn your final prize. All reading counts, whether it's 5 minutes or 105 minutes. Includes graphic novels, magazines, eBooks, audiobooks, or school reading.

Track Online with Beanstack

Participants can come in and pick up a reading log or track their reading progress on Beanstack. If you already have an account from other reading programs, use your same login information. (Hint: Your username is your email or phone)

Need help? Email: @email for help finding your account or resetting your password.

Read and Earn Prizes!

Join the Summer Challenge for a chance to win awesome prizes! Sign up for a fun reward (while supplies last), and complete the challenge to unlock an even bigger prize.

Summer Challenge Kickoff

Sunday, June 1 • 1-3 p.m. • Central • All Ages
Get moving with giant, life-sized games like Hungry-Hungry Hippos and Sorry, perfect for the whole family. Enjoy crafts and mini-games, and help us decorate our beautiful sidewalk with colorful chalk art. It’s the perfect way to launch into a summer of stories, fun, and learning. Don’t miss this chance to level up your summer!

Work together with your family on our mural puzzle piece—one piece per family.

Stop by our Environmental Fair, where local organizations share eco-friendly tips and ideas with special presentations at 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Level Up Your ABCs Exhibit

Sunday, May 24 through Sunday, Aug. 3
Be inspired by this display of LEGO brick-built figures that celebrate Black artists, inventors, and visionaries—past and present! The ABC Awesome Black Creativity exhibit brings their stories to life through 26 amazing figurines, each representing a letter of the alphabet. Creators Richard Dryden and Dave Kaleta collaborated to share this colorful, creative journey through Black excellence and hope to encourage viewers to think about building in new, innovative ways while providing the opportunity to make their own creations. All ages.

Programs to Level Up This Summer!


ALL AGES


Poké Ball Terrariums
Tuesday, June 3, Thursday, July 17• 4:30-6:30 p.m. • Central Workshop

Town Square Event: Pages in the Park
Thursday, June 12 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Town Square

Life-Size Candy Land
Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • HP Branch

YOUTH


Solve a Rubik's Cube
Saturday, June 7 • 3-4 p.m. • Central Craft Room • 9-12 years

Jumbo Game Explorers
Tuesday, June 10 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Craft Room • 5-8 years

Beginner Chess
Thursday, June 12 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 5-8 years

Cardboard Construction: Videogame Dioramas
Monday, June 16 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 9-12 years

Mini Gamers
Tuesdays, June 17, July 29 • 1-2 p.m. • Central Craft Room • 2-5 years with caregiver

Virtual Field Trip: Video Game Development
Friday, June 27 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 5-8 years

Solitaire Chess Challenge
Sunday, July 13 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 9-12 years

LEGO® Building Challenge: Board Games
Wednesday, July 16 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 7-12 years

Pixel Palooza
Thursday, July 17 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 9-12 years

Master Builders
Thursday, July 24 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Youth Program Room • 5-8 years

Tween Coding: Summer Shark Game
Friday, July 25 • 2-3:30 p.m. • Central Tech Lab • 9-12 years

Tween Studio: Pixel Pointillism
Mondays, July 28 • 2-3 p.m. • Central Craft Room • 9-12 years

TEENS


Dungeons & Dragons Club
Tuesdays, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12 • Various times • Central Program Room

Adaptive Teen: Games
Wednesday, June 11 • 5-5:45 p.m. • Central Program Room

Scavenger Hunt: How to Find Your Dragon
Friday, June 13 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Central Program Room

Tie Dye: Tic-Tac-Toe
Wednesday, June 25 • 5-6 p.m. • Central

Uno Tournament
Friday, June 27 • 4:30-6 p.m. • Central Program Room

Pick-up Program: Pac-Man Clothespin Game
Tuesday, July 1 • 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. • Pick-Up

PowerPoint Presentation Party
Wednesday, July 9 • 5:30-7 p.m. • Central Tech Lab

Teen Escape Room: The Case of the Missing Librarian
Friday, July 11 • 4:30-5:30 p.m. • Central Rasmussen Room

Teen DIY: Resin Dice
Wednesday, July 16 • 5-6 p.m. • Central Program Room

Teen Chopped: Grilled Cheese
Thursday, July 24 • 6-7 p.m. • Central Program Room

Build-A-Game
Wednesday, July 30, Tuesday, Aug. 5 • Various times • Central Program Room

ADULT


Beginners’ Guide to Running D&D and other RPGs
Thursday, June 26 • 7-8 p.m. • Central Rasmussen Room OR Online