Reading Programs
Monday, May 22 – Saturday, July 29
Explore how you can Find Your Voice with this year’s summer reading program. Read all summer long with the St. Charles Public Library. Sign up online at scpld.readsquared.com or pick up a paper log (see below). Download the READsquared app for iPhone and Android devices.
Summer Reading for All Ages!
Read all summer long with the St. Charles Public Library! Did you know that reading 20 minutes each day all summer equals more than 1,000 minutes?
Sign up online or print a log here to track your reading and listening—it all counts! Every 500 minutes of reading earns you points towards a digital ticket into our Grand Prize Drawings. After your first 500 minutes, you will earn a spin of our prize wheel for something extra fun! If you complete 1,000 minutes, you will earn a prize book of your choice and a local gift certificate! Prizes will be available for pickup at the Youth Services desk until August 12.
Grand Prizes:
- Soft & Safe Building Blocks
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Baby & Toddler Music Maker Bundle
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American Girl Bitty Baby Doll #4 with Bitty’s Bear Friend & Board Book
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100-piece Magna-Tiles Set
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Deluxe Road Rug Play Set with 49 Wooden Play Pieces
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Yoto Plater & Starter Pack Bundle
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LEGO Classic Build Together 11020 (1601 pieces)
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Botley the Coding Robot 77-piece Activity Set
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LEGO City Lunar Space Station 60349 (500 pieces)
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American Girl Kavi Girl of the Year 2023 Bundle
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Sphero Mini Activity Kit
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Personal 3D Printing Class with SCPLD Staff
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LEGO Creator Townhouse Pet Shop & Cafe 31097 (969 pieces)
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Perplexus Beast Puzzle Ball and $50 Target Gift Card Bundle
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Sony WH-CH520 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
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$100 Urban Air Adventure Park Gift Card
Keep reading for more chances to win!
Sign up opens on May 22. The last day to log reading online or turn in your paper logs is Saturday, July 29. Grand Prize winners will be drawn on Monday, July 31 and prizes can be redeemed until August 12.
This program is for any student in the St. Charles Public Library District entering 9th grade all the way through any student who has graduated high school this year.
Log your books and special activities from Monday, May 22 to Saturday, July 29. You can also play online at READsquared or download the print log here. When logged into READsquared, please select the tab labeled Bingo (this is the only way to log books and activities for this year).
- Complete 1 row of bingo, win a SCPL knit cap.
- Complete 2 rows of bingo, win a paperback book.
- Four corners does not count.
- Complete at least one bingo square and you’ll automatically be entered into a grand prize drawing of your choice:
- Local gift card package (gift cards to places such as Classic Cinemas, St. Charles Bowl, Colonial and a few others!)
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Kindle Fire package ( a Kindle Fire, a case and a pair of headphones)
This program is for adults in St. Charles (ages 18 and up).
Log your books and special activities from Monday, May 22 to Saturday, July 29. You can also play online at READSquared or download the print log here. When logged into READSquared, please select the tab labeled Bingo (this is the only way to log books and activities for this year).
Prizes:
- Complete 1 row of bingo, win a St. Charles tote bag.
- Complete 2 rows of bingo, win a St. Charles mug.
- Four Corners does not count.
- Complete at least one bingo square and you’ll automatically be entered into a grand prize drawing of your choice:
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- $100 Paint & Sip Gift Certificate from Pinot’s Pallet
- $100 Night on the Town Gift card Package: $25 Gift card to Classic Cinemas, $25 Gift card to Smitty’s on the Corner, $25 Gift card to St. Charles Bowl & $25 Gift card to Small Cakes.
- For every week you log at least one bingo square, you’ll also be entered into our weekly drawings for a $25 Town House Books Certificate.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Learning to read begins long before kindergarten. Reading to your child is one of the best ways to boost their brainpower. Any child from birth to entering kindergarten can participate in this self-paced early literacy program.
Come into the Library to sign up and get a paper log. Check in at the Library when you finish a log and move your canoe up our pretend river. When you finish 1,000 books, you’ll receive a fun, musical prize!
If you read just one book per day, you will reach 1,000 before the child is three years old. Join us on this journey to help create a brighter future for your child.