2009 Summer Reading Program for Children

Be Creative

How to Sign Up:

• Step One: Come to the library and pick up a Summer Reading Entry Sheet. Or download and print a Summer Reading Entry Sheet. (Requires free Adobe Reader [1].)
  
  

  Ada Community Library [1]

  Star Branch Library [1]

  Hidden Springs Branch [1]

  
  
• Step Two: Mark off a picture and write in the date on your Summer Reading Entry Sheet for every day you've read or been read to for twenty minutes or more.
• Step Three: COME GET YOUR PRIZES after 10, 20, and 30 days!
  The last day to record your reading for the Summer Reading Program is July 31st.

Prizes:

• 10 Days: Free French Fries Coupon, Stampede Rodeo Ticket and your choice of a Sticker or Tattoo
  
• 20 Days: Free Kids Meal, Boise Hawks Baseball Ticket and a Cool Toy
• 30 Days: Free Book and a choice of a Free Kids Meal or a Discovery Center Ticket
  While prize quantities last. The last day to pick up prizes is August 8th.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What if I read four hours in one day? Can I mark off 12 boxes?
• Good job! But you can still only mark off one box per day, no matter how much reading you do.
• Do audio books, magazines, newspapers and comics count?
• Any of those activities count for the Summer Reading Program. In fact, anything that involves reading does!
• What if I go out of town?
• Keep track of your reading! You can still pick up your prizes when you get back. (As long as you do so before August 8th.)
  
• What if I read more than 30 days?
• Come to the library and ask about our special bonus prize! (Or download and print a Summer Reading Bonus Sheet for Ada Community Library [1], Star Branch Library [1] or Hidden Springs Branch [1].)
• Can I participate in Summer Reading Programs at more than one library? For instance, could I do the Summer Reading Program at both Ada Community Library and Boise Public Library?
• You should choose only one library's Summer Reading Program. This will help us ensure there are enough prizes for everyone. For information about other Summer Reading Programs in the Treasure Valley visit Idaho Kids Read [2].

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:

Thanks to the prize sponsors of summer reading in Idaho.
These businesses need and deserve our support – please visit them to say thanks!

Special thanks to Read to Me, a service of the Idaho Commission for Libraries. Read to Me is an early literacy initiative which provides information, training, technical assistance, and resources for Idaho libraries and their community partners.

This project made possible by a grant form the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provision of the Library Service Technology Act.