Summer Reading 2022: Now through August 12!

Friday, August 12 is our last day of Summer Reading! All paper tickets are due by 5pm! Virtual tickets are due by 11:59pm!

Summer Reading ends this Friday, August 12! Make sure you enter in all your tickets that you've accrued, otherwise they will not count towards the prizes you are interested in! 

Paper Tickets (and Scavenger Hunt Entries):

  • Due this Friday, August 12 by 5pm in person at the Library. 5pm is when the prize boxes are removed, so please arrive early so you can get your log stamped, get your tickets, and have time to fill them out before 5.
  • If you cannot come on Friday, we are open until 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 10 and from 9:30am-9:00pm on Thursday, August 11.

Virtual Tickets:

  • Due this Friday, August 12 by 11:59pm. If you have tickets accrued but have not actually entered them into any drawings, they won't count.
  • To enter your tickets in on the website:
    • Select your reader. In the Current Challenges tab, click on this year's Summer Reading Challenge.
    • Then, click on the Ticket Drawings Tab.
    • To enter tickets for a drawing, tap on the drawing you are interested in and select "Add/Remove Tickets" to add (or remove) tickets.
      • If you are participating in the Elementary Reading Challenge for Grades 1-5, you can remove tickets and switch them to a different drawing if you change your mind about what you'd like to spend them on.
  • To enter your tickets in on the app:
    • Select your reader. From the homepage, scroll down to Current Challenges and click on the banner for this year's Summer Reading Challenge to open. 
    • Open the Ticket Drawings Tab.
    • To enter tickets for a drawing, tap on the drawing you are interested in and select "Add/Remove Tickets" to add (or remove) tickets.
      • If you are participating in the Elementary Reading Challenge for Grades 1-5, you can remove tickets and switch them to a different drawing if you change your mind about what you'd like to spend them on.

Summer Reading 2022 Rules

Reading Beyond the Beaten Path

Start counting your time read once you sign up for Summer Reading on or after Saturday, June 18th!

On or after June 18, you can register:

You can track your reading on a paper log from the library, OR through the BeanStack App or Website, regardless of which way you register.

For your summer reading goals, any type of reading counts (regular books, ebooks, listening to audiobooks, magazines, school book reading, reading out loud to someone else, etc.)

Hours only count once you register for Summer Reading, so we recommended registering ASAP! You can enter in your times as often as you like. All entries must be received by Friday, August 12, 2022. No exceptions made. Paper ticket entries are due by 5pm on Friday, August 12 while virtual ticket entries are due by 11:59pm on Friday, August 12.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library.

Age Groups

Children entering Kindergarten and younger may participate in our Pre-K Summer Reading Program. Read every day with a parent or caregiver! Keep track of the days you read and get a sticker for each day read. To log your reading, you can get a paper log or track your reading on our new and improved Summer Reading Software, Beanstack!

You can also participate in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten alongside our Pre-K Summer Reading Program! For every book you read, get one sticker! If you read all 1000 books, you get a Completion Certificate and you can get your picture put on our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Wall of Fame!

Each and every book you read counts. If you read the same book over and over, it counts each time! To log your reading, enter each title you read on a paper log you pick up from the library, or on Beanstack (the virtual 1000 Books Before Kindergarten will remain up all year round on Beanstack, so you can continue using it in the fall and beyond if you'd like).

Happy Reading!

Children entering Grades 1-5 may participate in our Children's Summer Reading Program. Read as much as you can this summer! 1 hour read = 1 raffle ticket for different prizes! The more you read, the more entries you have to win one of our big prize drawings at the end! Keep track of how much time you read in minutes or hours and log it on your paper log or online through Beanstack, our new and improved online Summer Reading program. You can then submit your tickets either in person as paper tickets, or online as virtual tickets.

Hourly Raffle

Once you register for summer reading, keep track of your time reading! Like years past, for every hour you read, you earn one raffle ticket.

This year, you can register and keep track of your hours in person OR online! We'll have paper logs like years past, but you can also try BeanStack (which is a lot easier to use than last year's software). Either way, your access to prizes is the same! We'll have both physical and virtual raffle tickets for the same prizes.

All paper tickets are due by 5pm on Friday, August 12, 2022. Virtual tickets are due by 11:59pm on Friday, August 12, 2022.

Scavenger Hunt

Join in for our 2022 Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt! 20 book characters have gone camping throughout the teen and children's department! Can you find them for a chance to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card? 

Find 1 (or all 20) characters hidden upstairs in the Southbury Public Library. For every character you find upstairs, get a chance to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card! Fill out a raffle ticket with the name of a character and where you found them. Tickets are on the round Summer Reading Table in the Teen Department.

As a part of our Children & Teen Summer Reading Program, this is open to residents of any town in Grades 1-12! To participate, you have to register for Summer Reading. To register and find out more about this and more, stop by the Second Floor Circulation Desk or go online to www.southburylibrary.beanstack.com.

Events

See below for our Children and Teen summer reading events, or click here for a list of just children's summer reading events. All of our programs are in person this year. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required.

Happy Reading!

Tweens and teens entering Grades 6-12 (or Class of 2022 12th Grade graduates) can participate in our Teen Summer Reading Program! You can earn raffle tickets towards weekly gift card prizes with your time read, join us for fun in person events, or participate in our library scavenger hunt! 

Hourly Raffle

Once you register for summer reading, keep track of your time reading! Like years past, for every hour you read, you earn one raffle ticket. Enter your tickets each week for the chance to win one of the $25 gift card prizes below. Don't like one week's prize? Save your tickets for a week you're interested in! All submitted tickets are entered in for the Grand Prize $125 Visa Gift Card, drawn on Friday, August 12.

This year, you can register and keep track of your hours in person OR online! We'll have paper logs like years past, but you can also try BeanStack (which is a lot easier to use than last year's software). Either way, your access to prizes is the same! We'll have both physical and virtual raffle tickets for the same prizes. Winners will be drawn the following week and notified.

Prize Schedule:

  • Friday, June 24: $25 Starbucks Gift Card    
  • Friday, July 1:  $25 Riverview Cinemas Gift Card
  • Friday, July 8: $25 Game Store Gift Card (Winner's choice of Playstation, XBox, Steam, or Nintendo eStore)    
  • Friday, July 15: $25 Nail Salon   
  • Friday, July 22: $25 App Store Gift Card (Winner's choice of Apple App Store or Google Play Store)    
  • Friday, July 29: $25 Ulta Gift Card
  • Friday, August 5: $25 Rich's Farm Gift Card
  • Friday: August 12: $25 Amazon Store Gift Card    
  • Friday August 12: Teen Grand Prize: $125 Visa Gift Card

All submitted tickets go into the Grand Prize, a $125 Visa Gift Card. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022.

Scavenger Hunt

Join in for our 2022 Summer Reading Scavenger Hunt! 20 book characters have gone camping throughout the teen and children's department! Can you find them for a chance to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card? 

Find 1 (or all 20) characters hidden upstairs in the Southbury Public Library. For every character you find upstairs in the Southbury Public Library, get a chance to win a $75 Amazon Gift Card! Fill out a raffle ticket with the name of a character and where you found them. Tickets are on the round Summer Reading Table in the Teen Department.

As a part of our Children & Teen Summer Reading Programs, this is open to residents of any town in Grades 1-12! To participate, you have to register for Summer Reading. To register and find out more about this and more, stop by the Second Floor Circulation Desk or go online to www.southburylibrary.beanstack.com.

Events

See below for our Children and Teen summer reading events, or click here for a list of just teen summer reading events. All of our programs are in person this year. Unless otherwise noted, registration is required.
 

2022 Region 15 Suggested Summer Reading Lists

Your librarians and teachers have put together suggested reading lists to give you some reading recommendations over the summer. There's something for everyone, including classic and new titles! Take a look and see what books interest you.

Region 15 does not have a recreational reading list for high schoolers this year, though we are very happy to help you find books that will interest you. For class-specific assignments at Pomperaug High School, please visit your Google Classroom page. If you are having difficulty accessing what you need, contact PHS's guidance department at 203-262-3238.

Find everything you'll need for the 2022 Governor's Summer Reading Challenge, including a summer reading journal, student certificate, and suggested reading lists for grades K-12.