Rodman Library set for summer reading program
Rodman Public Library has announced details of its 2024 Summer Reading Program.
The program, which will run May 28 through July 27, will feature three age divisions – children through age 12; ages 12 to 18; and adults ages 18 and older.
Patrons can sign up in person at the Main Library, the Branch Library, or on the Bookmobile; at rodmanlibrary.beanstack.org; or through the Beanstack app.
Registration will begin May 28.
Prizes will be awarded throughout the two months, and patrons will earn entries into grand prize drawings that will be held after the conclusion of the program. Patrons are expected to pick up their prizes within a week.
The program, with a theme of “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” will kick off with an event at 3 p.m. June 5 at the Main Library, featuring a petting zoo, face painting and carnival games.
A kickoff also is planned June 7 at the Branch. That event will feature a world travel theme with face painting, a book character scavenger hunt throughout the plaza, light refreshments, a compass necklace craft, and several games, including large Connect 4 and pyramid building with cups.
Here’s an overview of the 2024 summer reading program:
Children
Children who sign up in person will receive a reading log and a BINGO board.
With every 15 minutes of reading completed, children will color in a picture on the log. After coloring in 24 books, which amounts to six hours of reading, the log will be complete and can be taken to the library to receive an entry into a raffle for one of several prizes, including a Nintendo Switch Lite, an Amazon Kid’s Kindlet, a LEGO Thor Ship, an American Girl Doll, a $50 Amazon gift card (two to be awarded), or a $50 Walmart gift card (two to be awarded).
Children will also be awarded a certificate of completion, a book and coupons from area restaurants.
Young readers can earn an additional ticket for every five additional hours of reading, which will be recorded on a supplemental sheet.
Another raffle entry can be earned by completing a BINGO on the card inside the reading log. To complete a BINGO, children will need to complete challenges that fill in a line on their card.
Teens
Teens will have plenty of opportunities to earn entries to a drawing for one of four prizes – the Nintendo Switch Lite, $50 Amazon gift card (two to be awarded), or a package of gift cards to area restaurants valued at $100.
Teens who complete 20 hours of reading, which will be recorded on a reading log, will earn a book, a summer reading-themed prize and an entry for one of the three grand prizes.
For each additional four hours, teens will earn an extra raffle ticket. They can accumulate as many as nine additional tickets, essentially one for every full week of the Summer Reading Program.
Teens can earn up to 10 additional entries by completing nine weekly challenges, which will be listed on a card in the registration packet. Each completed challenge will earn an entry into the prize drawing. Once the entire card is filled, teens will receive another bonus entry.
Adults
Adults can register either in-person or online through Beanstack.
Weekly prizes of $25 gift cards to various local businesses will be awarded throughout the program.
Adult patrons can earn an entry ticket each time they use their card to check out any item. Patrons can also be entered into a weekly prize drawing by reading. Patrons can log books they read either through Beanstack, or by submitting a book ticket at either the Main or Branch Library.
One grand prize will be awarded at the end of summer reading for those that have submitted a book ticket or logged books through Beanstack. Winners will have their choice of a Meijer gift card valued at $100 or a Beech Creek Botanical Gardens membership valued at $125.
Adults also will have a BINGO card on which they can complete reading challenges. Those who finish the card will be given the opportunity to choose a book as a prize. They will also be entered into a grand prize drawing to win a Friends of Rodman Public Library individual membership and a voucher for 20 items at the group’s annual used book sale in August.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Rodman Library summer reading program starts May 28
