By Older Adult Services Librarian Claire Steiner
The adult summer reading program is back! Get your reading lists and calendars ready to roll on June 1. Read, watch, and join us for our amazing program lineup this summer. Any of these activities will help you get closer to your goals and prizes.
From June 1 through August 31, sign up via Beanstack, track your reading, complete activities, and earn badges for a chance to win gift cards to local businesses.
No library card? No problem. You don’t need one to participate. If you are having trouble getting to the library, sign up for Home Delivery, and we’ll bring the books to you!
Pictured above: Artwork by Sarah Ferone.
Use the Beanstack app to track your progress
The Beanstack app will track your reading, completed activities, and the library events you attend this summer to earn badges. Need help getting started with Beanstack? Follow these step-by-step instructions to log in.
Read, attend events & complete activities to earn badges & win prizes
You can earn badges by tracking your reading and completing other activities:
- Watch your favorite film or try a new movie or documentary popular this month on Kanopy
- Research new purchases with Consumer Reports
- Look up relatives using Ancestry Library Edition, Family Search, or HeritageQuest Online
- Visit the Creative Studio, a terrific place to make gifts and keepsakes, or digitize your home movies and slides
- Attend library-led events
As the program draws to a close in August, those badges will enter you in our raffle drawing for a variety of prizes.
Nothing to read? We’ve got you covered!
You can log your reading anytime, and all reading counts—print, audio, and ebooks. If you are having trouble finding your next good book, try these suggestions:
- Check out our curated reading lists brought to you by Oak Park librarians
- Try NoveList Plus: This is a great tool for finding reading lists, as well as read-alike authors for the books that you already love. Log in with your Oak Park library card and PIN.
Attend free library events
If you’re looking for things to do this summer, whether you’re participating in our summer reading program or not, here are some great events at the library on the horizon:
- Book Bike Thursday Nights Out, Thursdays in June & July, 5:30-7:30 pm, Lake & Marion Streets
- Old Time Radio & the Great American Songbook, Wednesday, June 3, 2 pm, Main Library
- Art Exhibit Reception & Gallery Talk: RiverSong by the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Thursday, June 4, 6:30 pm, Main Library
- Summer Senses Series: Part 1 of 3: Everyday Life With Your Five Senses, Thursday, June 11, 6:30 pm, Main Library
- Route 66 From Chicago to St. Louis, Tuesday, June 16, 2 pm, Main Library
- 1619: The Journey of a People, The Musical, Tuesday, June 16, 7 pm, Main Library
Check out our calendar to see all the amazing library-led events happening this summer.
Complete activities
There are lots of fun activities you can do to earn badges, too! Check in with our book bikes and see where they’re popping up this summer. Explore Chicagoland with a museum pass, check out something from our Library of Things, or see what treasures await you in our Special Collections.
Log in to Beanstack to find out what else you can do to add to your badge count while enjoying all summer has to offer.
What prizes can I win?
For every badge you earn, your name will be entered in a drawing to win a gift card to local businesses.
We can’t wait to see you at the library and out and about this summer!
About Claire
Claire is the Older Adult Services Librarian. On Thursdays, you can find her cruising around delivering books for Home Delivery. Claire loves a good podcast, awesome finds at the thrift store, and Friday happy hour.