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Thank you for participating!
The 2021 Summer Reading Challenge has ended. Winners of prize drawings will be notified via phone or email.
Check back here again soon for more opportunities to read and earn prizes.
Read & Roar
Challenge yourself to a summer of reading...
...and earn a prize when you meet your goal!
- Register yourself & your family (May 28-July 31)
- Set your reading goal. Try to stretch yourself until at least July 1.
- Read!
- Once you meet your goal, stop by to pick up your prize.
Prizes include:
- Ages 0-17: Choose a book.
- Ages 18+: Choose a birdhouse or blank notebook.
- All ages: 1 entry in a grand prize drawing for all participants who met their goal.
Why should I participate?
Reading can reduce stress, fight boredom, increase empathy for others, and keep your mind sharp. Plus it's fun!
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?
- For ages 18+, request a personalized recommendation.
- For ages 0-18, request a personalized recommendation by contacting us at 614-882-7277 ext. 5 or kids@westervillelibrary.org. (We'll get back to you within 72 hours.)
Questions?
Thanks to Our Sponsor
Grand Prizes include...
- Ages 0-11 - Adopt an animal from the World Wildlife Fund ($50+ value)
- Ages 12-18 - Gift cards and swag bags ($50+ value)
- Ages 18+ - Memberships for the Columbus Zoo and Newport Aquarium ($150 value)
Events & Classes (Reading Program)
What We're Reading
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Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times
Irshad Manji
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The Witch's Heart
Genevieve Gornichec
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Burt the Beetle Doesn't Bite!
Ashley Spires
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Skulls!
Blair Thornburgh
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Don't Hug Doug
Carrie Finison
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Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend
Dawn Quigley
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Full of Beans
Jennifer L. Holm
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Margarita Engle
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Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom
Sangu Mandanna
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The Cockroach
Elise Gravel
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Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage #1)
Mercedes Lackey
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Accidental Trouble Magnet (Planet Omar, #1)
Zanib Mian
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Brightly Burning (Valdemar, #8)
Mercedes Lackey
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Ikenga
Nnedi Okorafor
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The Last Fallen Star (Gifted Clans #1)
Graci Kim
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Scar Island
Dan Gemeinhart
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The Creature of the Pines (The Unicorn Rescue Society, #1)
Adam Gidwitz
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Magic's Promise (The Last Herald-Mage #2)
Mercedes Lackey
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Someone Builds the Dream
Lisa Wheeler
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Jungalow: Decorate Wild
Justina Blakeney
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