Make This Summer Your Masterpiece!
All ages invited
May 22–Aug 16, 2025
Come one, come all as we band together for another summer packed with reading challenges and free events, this year inspired by art! As a bonus, there's an awesome lineup of prizes waiting for you at the finish line.
HOW IT WORKS
STEP 1 / PASO 1
Download Beanstack to your device. Bájate la aplicación ‘Beanstack’. GET HELP: How to log your reading on the app.
STEP 2 / PASO 2
Sign in/create account, then start reading on May 22. Inscríbete/abre tu cuenta; empieza a leer el 22 de mayo.
STEP 3 / PASO 3
Pick a reading challenge that's right for you. Escoge el desafío de lectura apropiado para tu nivel de lectura.
STEP 4 / PASO 4
Log reading, earn badges, attend events, win prizes! Registra tu lectura, gana tus insignias, asiste a eventos, ¡gana premios!
READ & WIN PRIZES
KIDS (0–Grade 5)
- 1 art supply of your choice
- 1 book of your choice
- 2 books from the LPLFF (how to shop)
- 1 free round of Mini golf from Sinkers Lounge and Blade & Timber
- 1 free pack of sweet treats from Squishingtons
- 1 cookie from Eileen’s Colossal Cookies
- 1 mystery packet from the Spencer Museum of Art
- 1 protein ball from t.Loft
- 1 sundae from Culver’s
- 1 Dave sticker from Wonder Fair
TEENS (Grades 6–12)
- 1 art supply of your choice
- 1 book of your choice
- 1 summer reading t-shirt
- 2 books from the LPLFF (how to shop)
- 1 free round of Mini golf from Sinkers Lounge and Blade & Timber
- 1 free pack of sweet treats from Squishingtons
- 1 cookie from Eileen’s Colossal Cookies
- 1 mystery packet from the Spencer Museum of Art
- 1 protein ball from t.Loft
- 1 sundae from Culver’s
- 1 Dave sticker from Wonder Fair
- 1 free class from Bluestem Yoga
- 1 entry into the teen grand prize raffle for one of these prizes:
- $100 gift card to VR Lawrence
- $100 gift card to Raven Book Store
- $100 gift card to Wonder Fair
- $50 gift certificate for Lawrence Arts Center class
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Skateboard from River Rat
ADULTS (18+)
- 1 LPL Summer Reading tote bag
- 2 books from the LPLFF (how to shop)
- 1 free round of mini golf from Sinkers Lounge and Blade & Timber
- 1 free pack of sweet treats from Squishingtons
- 1 cookie from Eileen’s Colossal Cookies
- 1 mystery packet from the Spencer Museum of Art
- 1 protein ball from t.Loft
- 1 sundae from Culver’s
- 1 Dave sticker from Wonder Fair
- 10% off book purchase from Raven Bookstore
- 1 free class from Bluestem Yoga
- 1 entry into our adult grand prize raffle for:
- $100 gift card to The Raven Bookstore
- $50 gift card to The Raven Bookstore
- $25 gift card to The Raven Bookstore
FREE SUMMER EVENTS
READING LOGS
The Beanstack app is awesome, but for you old-school Summer Readers who love holding a paper log in your hands, download one of these PDFs to track your efforts.
La aplicación “Beanstack” es fantástica, pero para aquellas personas de la vieja escuela que prefieren trabajar con papel en mano, tendremos una hoja de registro en formato PDF que pueden imprimir, y donde pueden ir anotando sus logros (¡y guardarla como recuerdo!)
WHY IS SUMMER FOR READING?
Students tend to lose critical skills learned during the school year when brains are less engaged over summer break, making it much harder to jump back into school in the fall if a student falls behind. We've made it part of our mission to fill in that gap. With dedicated youth professionals and librarians, we ensure every kid and teen in town has a place to learn, connect, create, and grow their brains over summer break. Read more here.
La lectura durante el verano ayuda a que nuestrxs niñxs no pierdan habilidades que han ido adquiriendo durante el año escolar. Permite que sus cerebros continúen activos, facilitando el reingreso en la escuela en el otoño y evitando que inicien el nuevo curso con retraso. Las familias que disponen de solvencia económica a menudo pagan para que sus hijxs participen en programas de verano, pero esto no le es posible a familias con menos recursos, cuyxs hijxs están en mayor riesgo de perder las habilidades que han ido ganando durante el año escolar. Estamos comprometidxs a proveer medios para remediar las consecuencias de esta inequidad de recursos. Gracias a la ayuda de nuestrxs bibliotecarixs y profesionales, trabajamos para asegurar que todxs lxs niñxs y adolescentes de Lawrence tengan acceso a un espacio para aprender, conectar con otrxs, crear y cultivar la mente durante los próximos tres meses. Bájese AQUI el documento “Lectura de Verano. Resumen en números” de summerlearning.org.
