The Findlay-Hancock County Public Library invites the community join in the joy of reading with the 2024 Summer Reading Program,“Adventure Begins at Your Library”! Join us at the main library on June 3 at 10 AM for a special kick-off party! There will be special SummerREAD activities from 10 AM - 1 PM and again from 4 PM - 6 PM. Come and enjoy our obstacle course, face painting, inflatable archery and more! The kick-off party at the Arlington Branch is scheduled for June 8 from 11AM - 2 PM, and will include games, crafts and snacks. Enjoy exciting summer activities and programs at the library that encourage curiosity all summer long. Participants are encouraged to celebrate the “Adventure Begins at Your Library” theme and share in the adventure of reading!
SummerREAD registration begins on June 3, and is open to all ages, infant through adult at findlaylibrary.readsquared.com. The library is providing a free gift book to all early literacy, children, and teen registrants. This summer, the library is again using an online platform, READsquared, for participants to keep track of their reading progress. Participants can earn great prizes by logging reading, writing a review, or completing fun activities. There will be weekly drawings for amazing prizes. If you prefer not to track your reading online, there will be paper forms available at the library to log reading progress.
Are you new to READsquared? No worries. It's very user-friendly and fun to use! Learn how to use READsquared with the two links below.
To turn up the volume on the summer fun and adventure, we've scheduled some wonderful activities throughout the summer. We've planned a Treasure Hunt and Book Bingo for Families, special Storytimes, games, crafts and more! Please check our calendar at findlaylibrary.org/.events for our full list of programs.
EARLY LITERACY PRIZES
LEGO Disney Camping Toys & Children's Museum of Findlay Family Day Pass
Bluey Tent & Camping toys & Children's Museum of Findlay Family Day Pass
Booster Cam Chair & Baby/Toddler Camping Toys & Children's Museum of Findlay Family Day Pass
Squishmallows Owl Splash Pad & Stokely the Bear & Children's Museum of Findlay Family Day Pass
Squishmallows Axolotl Splash Pad & Perry the Dolphin & Children's Museum of Findlay Family Day Pass
CHILDREN'S PRIZES
COSI Tickets and Gas Card
Imagination Station Tickets & Gas Card
Mudhens Tickets
Watercolor Gel Crayons, Metallic Markers, Color-Change Markers, Tie-Dye Kit
Squishmallows Dragon and Books-a-Million Gift Card
Outdoor Explorer Kit
TEEN PRIZES
Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Games- Telestrations, Tapple, Hues & Cues, and Exploding Kittens
Chillbo Lounger
Squishmallows Beet & Squishmallows Groundhog
Thinking Putty
Tamagotchi
Freeze-Dried Candy
ADULT PRIZES
Backyard Basket: Bluetooth Speaker, Solar Lights, Mini Fan, Citronella Candle
Birding Basket: Binoculars, Peterson Field Guide to Birds, Bird Logging Notebook
Campfire Basket: Roasting Sticks, Cast Iron Cooker, Two Blankets, Firestarters
Picnic Basket: Plates, Silverware, Glasses, Blanket
Gift Cards: Dietsch Brothers, Scramblers, Vivir, Dougie John's, Coffee Amici, Logan's, We. Serve, The Baker's Cafe, Findlay Brewing Company, Main Street Deli
SummerREAD 2024 is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Library, Findlay-Hancock County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Archie's, Children's Museum of Findlay, COSI, Dietsch Brothers, Domino's, Imagination Station, McDonald's, Panda Express, Pizza Hut, Toledo Mud Hens, Raising Cane's, and Chipotle.
For more information, contact us at 419-422-1712 and be sure to follow us at Facebook.com/fhcpl