2025 Adult Summer Reading
Welcome!
June 28th - August 23th, 2025
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Starting May 31, 2025, participants can pick up a Summer Reading Registration Packet at the library’s Circulation or Information Desk
Finish a “Bingo” (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row) and get entered into prize drawings. All participants who finish at least one “Bingo” get a Prendergast Library tote bag to fill with book sale books.
Reader’s Delight – Complete all 24 squares to be entered into a special prize drawing!
Fun bingo activities:
- Trade a book.
- Participate in a library program.
- Take a nature walk.
- Attend a community event.
- Read a book from your childhood.
- Read a book about a hero’s journey.
- And lots more!
Want to Participate online?
- Create an account on our summer reading website at READsquared or download the app from Apple or Google Play.
- Check off your Bingo Sheet activities online starting June 29.
Prizes:
- Reader’s Delight drawing prize: $50 Good Neighbor Bookstore gift card.
- Halfway drawing prize: $25 Crown Street gift card.
- Finale drawing prize: $25 Chamber of Commerce gift card.
Bingo Book Lists
The Hero’s Journey is the term used to describe the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed.
#OwnVoices is a term used to describe books about characters from underrepresented and/or marginalized groups in which the author shares the same identity.
Still looking for another book to read? Fill out our Reader’s Advisory form and a librarian will send you a personalized list of suggested books!