Read, get involved with library activities, and earn prizes in the adult summer reading program.
June 1 through August 31
Sign up via Beanstack, track your reading, complete activities, and earn badges for chances to win prizes.
You earn badges by participating in activities such as:
- Reading your favorite book or watching a favorite movie
- Selecting a title from a librarian-curated list
- Taking a course in Creativebug or LinkedIn Learning
- Visiting the Creative Studio
- Attending library events like the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Book Fair
For every badge a participant earns, their name will be added to a drawing for an Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce gift card for local businesses.
Bonus badge
“A library’s function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way: information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we should use it.”
— Melvil Dewey
Looking for the clue to unlock this year’s bonus badge? You’re in the right place! We’ve partnered with the official Geocaching community to host a geocache in our library.
What is geocaching? It’s like a real-life scavenger hunt. A small container or logbook (a “cache”) is hidden in a fun place, and clues help people find the spot and discover the cache.
Ready to find it? Here’s what you need to know:
- The cache is hidden somewhere in the Main Library.
- Crack the code below to guide you in your search.
- Here’s a clue you’ll also need in your search: Beyond the Buzz
- Put the cracked code and the clue together to search for the geocache.
- Enter your answer in Beanstack to earn the Bonus Badge. Happy hunting!
Here’s the code: nfx Qrjrl sbe pnyy ahzore
Crack this code using the key below (where a letter above equals the one below, and vice versa).
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
