You can earn prizes by participating in the reading challenge!* Track your minutes using the Beanstack app, and when you earn a reward, visit your local library.**
*While supplies last. **Goals may vary between participating libraries, so be sure to check with your library to find out how to earn rewards.
Sign up for the Reading challenge on Beanstack starting May 22!
Then, visit your library for great activities all summer long!
Check out all the special Summer Reading Program events coming up at your library below, including Will Hill, Native American Storyteller; Extreme Animals; and several from the Science Museum of Oklahoma: Superhero Round-up, Bookish Best Friends, Build a Buddy, Mad Alchemist’s Dungeon, and Escaping Northanger Abbey! Libraries will continue to host crafts, storytime, teen activities, and more throughout the summer, so be sure to visit your library’s webpage for even more upcoming events!
JIM LUCAS CHECOTAH PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 8
2:00 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 12
11:30 a.m., and 2:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 28
11:00 a.m.
SUPERHERO ROUND-UP
June 28
2 p.m.
EUFAULA MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
May 31
10:00 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 15
10:00 a.m.
BOOKISH BEST FRIENDS
June 27
10:00 a.m.
Eufaula Memorial Library reading challenge participants earn incentives for reading 100, 300, 500, 700, and 900 minutes. The receive tickets for a grand prize drawing at 200, 600, 800, and 1000 minutes. 1000 minutes earns an incentive and a ticket for the grand prize drawing.
Q.B. BOYDSTUN LIBRARY
TULSA BALLOON COMPANY
May 31
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
FINER ARTS OF TULSA
June 13
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 15
2:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 26
10:00 a.m.
FRIENDLY FARMS PETTING ZOO
July 28
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Q.B. Boydstun Library Reading Challenge Goals and Rewards:
Littles and school age will earn a prize for every 100 minutes read up to 1000.* Teens and adults earn a prize for every 100, 400, 700, and 1000 minutes.* For every 200,300,500,600,800,900 they will get a ticket for a grand prize drawing.
*While supplies last.
GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY
KICK-OFF FOAM PARTY
June 1
10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
SUPER SCIENCE LASER LIGHT SHOW
June 8
10:00 a.m.
BUBBLE STAGE SHOW
June 15
10:00 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 22
10:00 a.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 29
10:00 a.m.
RIEGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 7
4:00 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 14
4:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 21
4 p.m.
HULBERT COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
COME-AND-GO CRAFTS
June 5, 12, 26, and July 10, 17, 24
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
FINER ARTS OF TULSA
June 13
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 21
10:00 a.m.
FINER ARTS OF TULSA
June 22
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 23
10:00 a.m.
TULSA BALLOON COMPANY
July 28
11:30 a.m.
Hulbert Community Library Reading Challenge Goals and Rewards:
Littles and school age will earn a prize for every 100 minutes read up to 1000.* Teens and adults earn a prize for every 100, 400, 700, and 1000 minutes.* For every 200,300,500,600,800,900 they will get a ticket for a grand prize drawing.
*While supplies last.
DELAWARE COUNTY LIBRARY
SUMMER READING KICK-OFF FOAM PARTY
June 1
2:00-3:00 p.m.
TEEN & ADULT GUIDED PAINTING CLASS
(registration required, ages 12 & up)
June 6
4:30-6:30 p.m.
KIDS’ YOGA
(ages 6-11)
June 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, and 23
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
LASER SHOW
June 8
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
STAY ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT FOR LIFE (SAIL)
(registration required)
June 12-July 24
Mondays and Wednesdays
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
BUBBLE SHOW
June 15
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
GeoKIDS GEOLOGY SCAVENGER HUNT
(registration required, ages 6-11)
June 20
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
EARLY LITERACY STORYTIME
(ages 0-5)
Fridays
10:30 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 22
2:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 29
2:00 p.m.
KANSAS PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 6
1:30 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 21
1:00 p.m.
SUPERHERO ROUND-UP
June 23
1:00 p.m.
MULDROW PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 1
1 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 16
1:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 20
10:00 a.m.
ESCAPING NORTHANGER ABBEY
June 30
4:30 p.m.
MUSKOGEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALL TOGETHER NOW GIANT COLORING
May 30
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM KICK OFF
“All Together Now, Let’s Travel the World”
June 1
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 9
2:00 p.m.
MAGICIAN JIM GREEN
June 15
11:00 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 20
1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 26
1:00 p.m.
MAD ALCHEMIST’S DUNGEON
June 26
4:00 p.m.
TULSA BALLOONS: BUBBLE SHOW
July 11
4:00 p.m.
END OF SUMMER GLOW PARTY
August 14
5:00 p.m.
STANLEY TUBBS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 1
4 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 16
10:30 a.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 20
1:00 p.m.
ESCAPING NORTHANGER ABBEY
June 30
10:00 a.m.
STILWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
May 30
10:00 a.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 13
1:00 p.m.
@ Mid-County Community Building, 75371 US-59, Westville, 74965
BUILD A BUDDY
June 27
1:00 p.m.
ESCAPING NORTHANGER ABBEY
June 27
4:oo p.m.
TAHLEQUAH PUBLIC LIBRARY
TULSA BUBBLES
Ages 3-11
June 5
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
FINER ARTS OF OK
Ages 3-11
June 12
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
BEST FRIENDS TRIVIA SHOW
Ages 18 and up
June 14
12:00 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
All Ages-Intergenerational
June 26
10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
FRIENDS TO THE END
Ages 18 and up
June 28
12:00 p.m.
WARNER PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
June 7
1:30 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 14
1:30 p.m.
BUILD A BUDDY
June 21
1:30 p.m.
JOHN F. HENDERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY
WILL HILL, STORYTELLER
May 30
3:00 p.m.
EXTREME ANIMALS
June 13
1:00 p.m.
@ Mid-County Community Building, 75371 US-59, Westville, 74965
BOOKISH BEST FRIENDS
June 22
1:00 p.m.
Literacy is the foundation of academic and lifelong success for all ages. Access to books is a critical mechanism in summer reading.* And research shows that summer and out-of-school-time programs can have positive effects on gains in reading achievement mitigating summer learning loss.*
Your local library strives to keep students reading all summer to prevent loss of skills before they go back to school in the fall by offering the annual Summer Reading Program. This reading challenge rewards readers for every 100 minutes they read, plus your library offers special activities and events all summer to go along with each year’s theme.
From magicians to puppeteers, petting zoos to science experiments, guest speakers, games, arts and crafts, and more, your library is a great resource for having a fun and safe summer—and it’s all free!
