Teen Summer Reading

Teen Summer Reading 2023

Summer reading 2023 May 30-July 31. Read books, win prizes
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Teen Summer Reading 2023

Teen Summer Reading: Grades 6-12

Get a foil drawstring backpack when you sign up!

How it works:

  1. Sign up and record your reading using our Beanstack app.
  2. Earn one raffle ticket per book and get a chance to win local gift cards and tech prizes.
  3. Log 15 books to earn a cool summer water bottle.

Upcoming Events

Richard Landry and Snowball!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Let's kick off Summer Reading 2024 with our favorite magical guests - Richard Landry and Snowball! Comedy magician Richard Landry is a favorite presenter in Illinois. His high energy comedy magic with lots of audience participation reading program...

Garden in a Glove

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Program

Part of Summer Reading 2022: Read Off the Beaten Path

Event Details:
Learn about conservation by creating your own garden! Conservation is the use of Earth's natural resources, such as water, soil, air, minerals, wildlife - while protecting their own ecosystems at the same time. In this activity, kids will learn more ...

Wild Times Exotics Animal Show

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Wild Times Exotics animal show! Meet some cuddly (and maybe not so cuddly!) new friends at this fun, interactive hour.  ...

Sean Gaskell - West African Harp Performance

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora- a 21 stringed West African harp. He studied under the extensive instruction of  Moriba Kuyateh and the late Malamini Jobarteh in Gambia,  and both Youssoupha Cissokho and Mamadou Cissokho in Senegal....

The Tater Tots!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Carnegie North
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Join us for an afternoon of music from the Tater Tots, a local musical duo who play songs for kids! Musicians Kristi Lecoq and Micah Walk play fun original songs and parodies - get ready to dance and have a blast! ...

Straw Aeration Hydroponic System

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Crafts, Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Program

Part of Summer Reading 2022: Read Off the Beaten Path

Event Details:
  Growing plants hydroponically helps gardeners and farmers grow more food more rapidly in smaller areas (greenhouses, living rooms, classrooms, and rooftops, for instance) and to produce food in all parts of the world where space, good soil,...

Absolute Science Mega Foam Blaster

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Plaza
Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Library Plaza
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Reading Program, Performance

Performance

Enjoy a free performance at the library.

Event Details:
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the Absolute Science Mega Foam Blaster!  Please note that this event will take place outside, on the Library plaza. Dress for a mess! ...