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SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Creature Keeper Quest

Register as a summer reader and earn Creature Keeper Quest Cards as well as tickets for our toy raffle and a free book!
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Meet this year's collectible characters.

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Dragon
Griffin
Kraken
Sphynx
Jackalope
Mega Moth
Unicorn (Alicorn)
Snape Trap
Kitsune
Cerberus
Gnome

 

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New Characters

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A book is a magical door to another world!

Complete one hour of reading or being read to and receive a complete set of character cards from the library's very own Creature Keeper Quest game! Each set includes an egg, a child and an adult of the same theme. We have fifty different sets to collect!

Character sets will be earned in a predetermined specific order.  Please do not request sets out of order. 

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  If you wish to read more than 50 hours... you can collect our special bonus cards.  Each themed character set has a bonus teenage card!   For each hour of reading above 50 hours, you can collect one bonus teenage card from your previously collected sets.  Bonus cards will be earned in the same order as the first 50 sets. 

  If you make it to 100 hours, you will have earned this year's entire collection of character cards from our Creature Keeper Quest game.  Congratulations!  

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Summer readers are asked to complete 10 hours of reading by August 13th.  When you complete 10 hours of reading, you will receive a free book and you can add your name to our wall of readers! Once you start building a card collection, you can begin playing card battles with your friends!  

Creature Keeper Quest Card Battle
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Special Where’s Waldo Kraken cards will be randomly placed in some books upon check out at the circulation desk. The more often you take books home, the more chances you have of getting one!

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For every five hours of reading you complete, you can redeem one ticket for our toy raffle!

2026 Toy Raffle Prizes. 
Redeem a raffle ticket for every five hours of reading you track throughout the summer.  Each toy will have its own raffle box so that you can use your tickets for whichever prize you prefer. 
Raffle will be held on 8/13/26 at 12:00pm at the library.  Tickets must be turned in by 8/13/26 at 11:00am.  You do not have to be present at the raffle to win a prize.  All winners will be contacted.

SPECIAL BONUS RAFFLE PRIZE FOR THOSE WHO DO ATTEND!


 

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HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Registration begins on June 23, 2026.  You can register one of two ways...

Attend our Messy Day Kickoff event on June 23rd.  Sign up at our registration table and collect your goody bag (more information below).
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Stop by the library any day after June 23rd to sign up and collect your goody bag.


 

If you would like to track your reading online this year, you can click the link below to track with our Summer Reading Google Form. 
(Available June 23rd.)


Printable logs available below.


 

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Printables

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Color your own snap trap card set
 
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Coloring pages   
Click images to view and print many different coloring pages.

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Reading log 
(Available June 23rd.)  
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Gnome puppet 
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Bonus Activities

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Gnome scavenger hunt

Reading BINGO.
Earn character card sets from a previous summer.

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Special Summer Events

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