Summer Reading 2026: May 15th-August 15th
Unearth a story this summer with Summer Reading. Track your reading, complete missions, earn badges and points, and enter raffles for chances to win prizes.
How Summer Reading Works
Read What You Want All Summer Long
Log Your Reading to Earn Points
Complete Virtual Activity Badges for More Points
Submit Book Reviews for Extra Points
Spend Earned Tickets on Prizes
A Big Thank You to...
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers and Habit Burger & Grill for youth milestone prizes; and Robert Cullen O'Neill Memorial Fund of CF Funding for book prizes for the children and teen programs.
Point Breakdown
- 1 minute of reading = 1 point earned (Children & Teen Program only)
- 1 Book = 300 points earned (Adult program only)
- Completed Activity Badges: 25 points for a standard activity, 30 or 50 points for a big activity
- Writing Reviews: 10 points earned per review*
- Completed Challenge: 2,000 Points
*5 badges total can be earned; any review submitted after the first five will not earn anymore points or tickets
Children's Program Point Prizes
- 150 Points: Milestone Tag + ring for tags (while supplies last)*
- 300 Points: Milestone Tag
- 500 points: Milestone Tag
- 1,000 points: Milestone Tag + Prize Book + Raising Cane's certificate + Habit Burger certificate
- 1,500 Points: Milestone Tag
- 2,000 Points: Milestone Tag + Prize Book + Raising Cane's certificate + Habit Burger certificate
*Milestone Tags and other prizes can be picked up at your local library location's Youth Service department desk.
Teen Program Point Prizes
- 150 Points: Milestone tag* + ring for tags (while supplies last)
- 300 Points: Milestone tag
- 500 Points: Milestone tag
- 1,000 Points: Milestone tag + prize book + EITHER a Raising Cane's certificate* OR a Raising Cane's Lemonade Card + Habit Burger Char Burger coupon
- 1,500 Points: Milestone tag
- 2,000 Points: Milestone tag + prize book + EITHER a Raising Cane's certificate* OR a Raising Cane's Lemonade Card + Habit Burger Char Burger coupon
*Milestone Tags and other prizes can be picked up at your local library location's Youth Service department desk.
Raffle Prizes: Children Program
Note: Only one winner will be drawn for each raffle at the end of the program.
- Board Book Bundle (Pre K)
- Book Bundle (Grades K-3)
- Book Bundle (Grades 3-5)
- Braille Book Bundle (Grades 3-5)
- Book Bundle (Grades 5-7)
- Non-Fiction Book Bundle (K-5)
- Graphic Novel Book Bundle (K-5)
- 2 Raising Cane’s basket of swag and coupons, valued at $35
Raffle Prizes: Teen Program
Note: Only one winner will be drawn for each raffle at the end of the program.
- Fantasy Fiction Book Bundle
- Dramatic Fiction Book Bundle
- Science Fiction/ Dystopia/Adventure Book Bundle
- Romance Book Bundle
- Braille Book Bundle
- 2 Raising Cane’s basket of swag and coupons, valued at $35
What's in the bag of swag?!
- Baseball hat
- Multicolored pen
- Pawriffic notepad
- Drink coozy
- Magnet
- Key chain/emergency whistle and light
- Lip balm (unflavored)
- Big dog stuffie (that barks!) and little dog stuffie
- Voucher for Raising Cane's Box Combo (valued at $12.29)
- Voucher for Free Lemonade
Note: Only four bags of Raising Cane's swag and coupons will be raffled: two for the children's program and two for the teen program.
Raffle Prizes: Adult Program Book Bags
- Large Print
- Thrills & ChillsÂ
- Literary FictionÂ
- Best of #BookTok
- RomantasyÂ
- Intentional Living
- Cozy Mysteries
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Food & TravelÂ
- Nonfiction
Adult Program Completion Prize
Earn 2,000 points, choose a free book to keep! One per customer; selections vary by library location. Pick up at the Adult Service department desk.
Raffle Tickets Earned by Badge
- Registration: 10 tickets
- Completed Challenge: 50 tickets earned
- 150 Points: 10 tickets earned
- 300 Points: 30 tickets earned
- 500 points: 50 tickets earned
- 1000 points: 75 tickets earned
- 1500 points: 100 tickets earned
- 2000 points: 200 tickets earned
- 2500+ points: 200 tickets earned
- Activity Badge: 25 tickets earned
- Review Badge: 5 tickets
Note: You can earn more than 2,000 points, but no extra tickets will be given after 2,500 points.
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My Librarian: Aid for Anxiety
My Librarian: May 2026 Picks
Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
Grow a Reader: Rain, rain, (don't) go away!
Questions or Comments?
If you have any questions or comments regarding Summer Reading programs, please reach out through our online forms, or, visit your local library location's Adult or Youth Service desks.