What’s all this about summer reading you ask? Our Teen Summer Reading program lets you earn raffle chances that you can put towards awesome gift cards! All you need to do is keep track of the time you spend reading! Read a book? Log it. Read a comic or manga volume? Log it. Listen to an audiobook? Log it. Read some great, or not-so-great, fanfiction? Log it! We also have some awesome virtual programming that you can participate in and help plan!
How do I participate in Teen Summer Reading 2020?
You can sign up for our reading program though our website by clicking here or by downloading the Beanstack Tracker app for your Android or iOS device! Either one can be used to sign up, and you can then use the app or website to log hours to unlock raffle chances!
If you need help using the app or website, check out our tutorial videos on our Youtube channel or feel free to give us a call!
In addition to earning raffle chances by reading anything or listening to audiobooks, you can also earn more by completing a variety of activities or challenges!
Some examples are:
- Have a dance party!
- Cook something new!
- Read or listen to a new release!
- Use one of our e-catalogs to check out something!
- Unlock an ending in our Choose Your Own Adventure story!
You can also help unlock even more raffle chances through our Monster Hunter Challenge! For more information about that challenge, and the list on monsters you will be hunting, follow this link to the Monster Hunter Challenge post!
What can I get with all these raffle chances?
Every raffle chance you earn can be put towards one of four gift cards we are giving away as prizes this year. You can choose to put them all towards one, or spread them across multiple cards!
All gift cards are for $25 and are for the following:
- Amazon.com
- Hot Topic
- Coldstone Creamery
- Panera Bread
Curbside Pickup!!
We may not be fully open, but you can now get your books, comics, manga, DVDs, and music! Give us a call and we can grab the items you’d like off the shelf and schedule a time for them to be picked up! You can also use our outside drop box to return any items you may have. Thanks for taking care of them for so long! <3
Not sure what you want to read or watch? We can help with that too! Click here to fill out this form and let us know what kinds of items you want! If you have younger siblings, they can use it too! We’ll set some items aside for you and contact you to schedule a time to come get them!
What else is the library doing this summer?
You can help us decide! We have some fun ideas for virtual programs this summer, but we want you to be the one to help pick what we focus on or to suggest new ideas!
Click here to fill out our short survey about summer programming ideas!
We also have some Virtual Anime Clubs already available!
You can click here to be brought to the first one or click here for the second one! If you want to see more anime clubs, be sure to let us know in the discussion forms for each meeting and through the program survey!
Be sure to follow us on Facebook or on Instagram (@chicopeelibrary) to get updates about summer programs, when a monster has been slayed, and more! We will also be posting on this blog, so be sure to check back and you can always click the “Summer 2020” tag at the bottom of this post to bring up all the posts related to summer reading and virtual events!
Events currently available: (Updated 6/12)
- Titan’s End – Chicopee Library’s Choose Your Own Adventure! Journey through an original fantasy-inspired world, combat creatures, and fight to save your town. Play through multiple times and try to unlock each of the seven endings! If you make it to an end, you’ll earn a code to unlock the “Titan’s End” badge for summer reading and be rewarded with extra raffle chances.
- Virtual Anime Clubs! – See above for links or check the “Summer 2020” and “Virtual Anime Club” tags for more! Watch the shows at your own pace, and then submit the discussion questions! If you have shows or themes to suggest, let us know!
- More Digital Escape Rooms – With many libraries still closed, lots of cool librarians have been hard at work making some awesome escape rooms for you do at home! Click here to check out a list of different escape rooms from many different libraries! There are ones with themes like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and more!
- Zoom Zentangle – A series of relaxing drawing and doodling classes! Each class will be different, and must be registered for separately. Click on the date of the class to learn more about what that one will cover and for information on how to participate.
- All Ages Craft & Chat – Hosted Fridays at 10am. Each meeting will have a different and fun craft to make! To find out more information about the upcoming crafts, and to sign up, click here to be brought to our event calendar!
- Zoom Yoga – Every other Friday (starting June 12th) in June and July at 10am. These are interactive yoga classes with a certified instructor who will be teaching gentle yoga poses with modifications, breathing techniques, and guided meditations. Check our calendar of event for more information!
