Summer Reading Challenges Begin!
Our Summer Reading Challenges begin today!
Stop in anytime after June 25th to register and to pick up your board! Earn tickets for a chance to win free books and prizes just by keeping track of your reading throughout the summer. See your age group below for more information!
Children's Challenge: - Runs Wed. 6/25 - Sat. 8/16
Patrons ages 0 - 12 years will keep track of the minutes they spend reading. Participants will receive a necklace used to collect beads and brag tags throughout the summer, based on their challenge log. Every 15 minutes read equals one bead. Completing activities like attending programs will earn brag tags for the necklaces! Complete the challenge log to earn a Grand Prize Raffle ticket and a free book! Those who complete the challenge early, may get a second board and continue to earn beads and brag tags! Stopping into the Library to collect beads or brag tags, or check out books earns Weekly Raffle tickets! Every Monday we will pull 1 Weekly Raffle winner from the previous week's tickets. Weekly Raffle tickets will then be added to the Grand Prize Raffle, which will be drawn at the end of the summer!
Teen Challenge: - Runs Wed. 6/25 - Sat. 8/16
Patrons ages 13-17 years will keep track of the number of days they read throughout the summer (for at least 30 minutes). Once you've colored in all of the circles, the reading challenge is complete and you will earn a Teen Grand Prize raffle ticket and a free book to keep! Stop into the Library to show us your progress and receive a Teen Weekly Raffle ticket. Earn a second Teen Weekly Raffle ticket for checking books out. Every Monday we will pull 1 Weekly Raffle winner from the previous week's tickets. Weekly Raffle tickets will then be added to the Grand Prize Raffle, which will be drawn at the end of the summer!
Adult Challenge: - Runs Wed. 6/25 - Fri. 8/15
Patrons 18 years and older will complete a Book Monopoly Board! Check back for more info soon!
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 25, 2025
- Time:
- All Day Event
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Audience:
- Adult All Ages Babies (0 - 24 months) Family Grades 2nd - 3rd Grades 4th - 6th Grades 7th - 12th Grades K - 1st PreK Teen Toddler
- Categories:
- General
Miss Melissa is the Children's Librarian at the Woodward Memorial Library and enjoys working with patrons of all ages! She started at WML as a Library Assistant in July 2018, but has worked at a number of libraries in Genesee county since 2014. Miss Melissa received her Bachelor's in Child and Family Studies from SUNY Oneonta in 2013 and completed her Master's in Library Science at the University of Syracuse in 2023. At WML she leads library programs of all types, including storytimes, after-school programs, take-home kits, and adult crafts. She loves hearing your program ideas and making them a reality!
Miss Melissa loves to read mysteries, romance, fantasy, and thrillers, and her favorite adult authors are Mary Kubica, Emily Henry, Jodi Picoult, Sally Hepworth, and Christina Lauren. Her favorite children's authors are Todd Parr, Eric Carle, Lucy Cousins, and Lemony Snicket, while her favorite young adult authors are Sarah Dessen, Jennifer Niven, and Maureen Johnson.