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Challenge yourself to a summer of reading. Fight summer boredom or reconnect with your favorite pastime and earn prizes along the way.
Can I join?
Yes! All ages are welcome.
When do I start?
Register and log your progress between June 1 and August 3, 2019.
What should I read?
Read anything. Read everything. Read aloud to others or to yourself. Books, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines...it all counts. Want some suggestions? Request a personalized recommendation. Or try these suggestions.
What do I do?
Ages 0-17
Set your reading goal, then challenge yourself to meet it. Just for signing up, teens receive a coupon for a cookie/chips. (Available at the table in the children's area beginning June 1.)
Ages 18+
Read books, listen to audiobooks or read aloud to others.
Why should I participate?
Reading can reduce stress, increase empathy for others and keep your mind sharp. And it's fun!
Ages 0-17
Meet your goal = earn a book (beginning June 8)
Ages 18+
1 book read = earn a chance at weekly & grand prize drawings (drawings for $10 and $25 gift cards for area restaurants and stores will begin )
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Are you a teen interested in volunteering this summer? Learn more.
Blast off with these space-themed books!
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Above and beyond : NASA's journey to tomorrow / Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich ; with introduction from Rory Kennedy
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry / Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A computer called Katherine : how Katherine Johnson helped put America on the moon / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
Suzanne Slade
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Earthrise : Apollo 8 and the photo that changed the world / written by James Gladstone ; illustrated by Christy Lundy
James Gladstone
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First big book of space / by Catherine D. Hughes ; illustrated by David A. Aguilar
Catherine D Hughes
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Gravity / Jason Chin
Jason Chin
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Hidden figures : the untold true story of four African-American women who helped launch our nation into space / Margot Lee Shetterly
Margot Lee Shetterly
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy / Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
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Mae among the stars / written by Roda Ahmed ; illustrations by Stasia Burrington
Roda Ahmed
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The Martian : a novel / Andy Weir
Andy Weir
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Moonshot : the flight of Apollo 11 / Brian Floca
Brian Floca
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My journey to the stars / by Astronaut Scott Kelly with Emily Easton ; illustrated by André Ceolin
Scott author.1964-Kelly
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Packing for Mars : the curious science of life in the void / Mary Roach
Mary Roach
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Red Rising / Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown
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Space heroes / by Hannah Dolan
Hannah Dolan
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Star scouts / Mike Lawrence
Mike(Comic book artist) Lawrence
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You are the first kid on Mars / by Patrick O'Brien
Patrick O'Brien
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Events & Classes (Reading Program)
July 23
2pm - 3pm
What Do Astronauts Eat?
6-8 years
July 23
4pm - 5pm
What Do Astronauts Eat?: Tween Edition
8-11 years
July 23
6pm - 7:30pm
A Universe of Stories: Movie Night
6 + up, Family
July 26
1pm - 1:45pm
Storytime from Space!
4-6 years, 6-8 years, 8-11 years
July 28
1:30pm - 5:30pm
One Giant Leap: Memory Project
21 + up
July 30
6pm - 7:30pm
A Universe of Stories: Movie Night
6 + up, Family
July 31
1pm - 1:45pm
Black Holes
6 + up
July 31
3pm - 3:45pm
Living on Another World
6 + up
August 2
2pm - 4pm
Jump to Jupiter
6 + up, Family
August 2
6pm - 9pm
Teen Volunteer Lock-in
12-18 years
August 3
Read & Blast Off: Last Day to Log
18 + up
What We're Reading
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Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power
Christiane Northrup
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I Will Race You Through This Book!
Jonathan Fenske
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Harry's Trees
Jon Cohen
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The Little Book of Big What-Ifs
Renata Liwska
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Threshold
Ben Mezrich
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Bruno, the Standing Cat
Nadine Robert
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A Piece of the World
Christina Baker Kline
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, #1)
Hank Green
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Someone Knows
Lisa Scottoline
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The Suspect (Kate Waters, #3)
Fiona Barton
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Found
Jeff Newman
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Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst
Robert I. Sutton
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The Named
Marianne Curley
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Nightlights (Nightlights #1)
Lorena Alvarez Gomez
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The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown
Catherine Burns
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The House of Unexpected Sisters (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #18)
Alexander McCall Smith
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Becoming
Michelle Obama
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Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty
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Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness
Anastasia Higginbotham
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Mandy K.
Adult Services Manager
Robin G.
Youth Services Manager
Colleen R.
Youth Services Librarian
Doreen D.
Adult Services Associate
Elizabeth T.
Adult Services Librarian
Erik J.
Adult Services Librarian
Annamarie C.
Youth Services Librarian
Jessica C.
Adult Services Librarian
Katie R.
Youth Services Librarian
David R.
Innovation Lab Supervisor
Lisa W.
Youth Services Associate
Megan C.
Adult Services Librarian
Mindy B.
Adult Services Librarian
Sarah S.
Youth Services Librarian
Michala S.
Teen Librarian
Lisa K.
Youth Services Librarian
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9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Fri
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun
1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
