Adult Summer Reading (for Everyone 18+)

Read, get involved with library activities, and earn prizes in the adult summer reading program.

Graphics of a movie projector, book, conversation bubbles, and headphones and a beachy background

June 1 through August 19

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:

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. 


More ways to get the most out of summer reading


Collage of four people holding up books in the library: The Cabinet by Kim Un-su, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, An Immense World by Ed Yong, and The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Last year’s winners recommend…

Thanks to last year’s prizewinners (Devon, Brenna, Mira, and Hannah, pictured above) for sharing books they read in the 2024 summer reading program!

“The challenges encouraged me to try some of the digital resources from the library, which I appreciated,” one told us. “One of my goals for 2024 was to make reading a regular habit again, and having the added encouragement of potential prizes and logging time each day helped a lot.”