Color Our World at the Library
The Summer Reading Challenge begins June 17th!
Color Our World at the Library during the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge!
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN 2025?
Are you up for getting creative this summer? We’ve got you covered! Participants in Color Our World Summer Reading program will have a chance to explore their creative side during our summer program!
You can register and log your books online on Beanstack or download the Beanstack tracker app and log books on your phone. You can register if you are an iPhone or Android user. Just search for "Beanstack Tracker" in the Google Play or App store. If you signed up last year your Beanstack information is still there! Just login and register.
Once you have enrolled, start reading to earn points! Log your minutes read on Beanstack to earn virtual badges and chances to win prizes all summer long.
READ, LOG, AND WIN PRIZES!
Prizes for every age category are tied to earned badges. All participants will earn a FREE book of their choice when they reach halfway through the program and again when they compete the challenge. Everyone will earn e-tickets to deposit in a prize ballot box for every badge completed. The grand finale prize drawings for each age group will be held at the end of the program and winners will be notified by email.
Complete the program and don't forget to put your raffle tickets into your wanted final grand prize.
PRIZES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CLAIM BEGINNING ON TUESDAY, JULY 1.
ENJOY SPECIAL PROGRAMS
During the months of June, July and August, special programs will be held to complement the Color Our World theme. Look for our annual Summer Reading Kick-Off Party on Tuesday, June 17th. There's going to be a lot of outdoor fun with the Oakland County Parks, Mystical Rainbow Creations Face Painting, and our local Kona Ice Truck!
Miss Ann will bring back Pajama Storytime on June 10th; get creative with art classes all summer in our Color Us Creative art series beginning on June 26th, and Meet a Mermaid at Mercer Beach on July 23rd!
Teens and Adults can go on a Retro Recipe Road Trip on July 30th, learn to paint with a palette knife on August 5th, and learn all about Bonsai Trees on August 19th.