Adventure Story Contest
Let's go on an adventure and share our stories! If you live in Clark County and are a child between the ages of 6 and 18* submit your best, most original story about friendship, for a chance to win prizes AND the opportunity to have your story read aloud during the awards ceremony. *If 18, must still be in high school. Find out more here.
Kids and Teens
Learn more about the Summer Reading Program with Assistant Director, Matt Naylor!
https://youtu.be/u_qWSIUB-u8?si=yBaY25OJw8649qAd
Entry forms are available for pick up at each location (beginning June 1st). Or you may download and print off copies below. Entries may not be turned in until June 1st, 2023.
Children, age birth to 12, or their parent/caregiver will need to drop off entries or email them each week to: childrenssummerreading@ccplohio.org. Do not do both. Please
include child’s name, age, phone number, email, school, how they heard about the program, preferred library location and number of hours read/read to/listened to weekly and what non passive programs were attended weekly.
Teens, age 13-18 (if 18, still in high school), should drop off their entries at the library or email them to: teensummerreading@ccplohio.org and include the same information as above, but instead of hours, include the title(s) of book(s) read/listened to each week (Sunday-Saturday) and what non-passive programs were attended.
A weekly drawing (each age group) for a $15 gift card will be held at each location. At least 1 hour/1 book must have been read or 1 non-passive program attended to qualify. For every 5 hours read/programs attended (3 YA books/programs for teens), participants will be entered to win one of three larger prizes (each age group). Grand prizes (each age group) will be drawn for every entry of 10 hours read/programs attended (5 YA books/programs for teens).
Grand Prize - Kids 5 and under - Building Block Play Studio year membership (Springfield)
Grand Prize - Kids 6 - 12 - Legoland Discovery Center (Columbus) tickets for a family of 6
Grand Prize - Teens - Otherworld (Columbus) tickets for 4 AND Great Escape Game (Beavercreek) tickets for 3
Kids and Teens Rules Flyer - Creole
Kids and Teens Rules Flyer - Spanish
2024 Summer Reading Schedule - Activities for Kids, Teens and Adults
All entries must be turned in by July 27th. Entrants need not be present to win. If you are a weekly prize drawing winner, you have 10 days from when you are notified to collect your prize. Prizes not picked up in this time will be awarded to a runner up. Note: Library employees and their immediate families/members of their households are not eligible to win.
A special thank you goes out to the Friends of the Library and the Young Woman's Mission for providing funding for the Summer Reading Program.
Adults
Entry forms are available for pick up at each location (beginning June 1st). Or, you may download and print off copies below. Entries may not be turned in until June 1st, 2023. Please include your name, phone number, email and title and author of books read each week. Please turn your entry form in at your library OR email them to adultreading@ccplohio.org.
Weekly $25 Gift Cards - Meijer, Kroger, Amazon, Speedway
1st Grand Prize - Roku TV (Kanopy and Hoopla accessible)
2nd Grand Prize - iPad
3rd Grand Prize - Kindle Fire
Three drawings for a $25.00 gift card will be made each week for all returned entries from each of our locations. You do not need to be present to win. All entries will be entered in the grand prize drawing, which will be held in early August.
Adults ages 18 and up are invited to participate in the program.
