Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. Level Up at Your Library is an all ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. Whether you’re playing with STEM concepts or gamifying your reading logs, learning to play chess or how to code video games, iREAD 2025: Level Up at Your Library reminds us that libraries are not just a space for knowledge, they are a space for fun!
We also have an Adult Summer Reading Challenge—check it out and make this summer one to remember!
- Get a Summer Reading Program Badge Book starting June 1st.
- Color in a circle for each day that you read.
- Once you finish a week, you can bring it to the library to get a raffle ticket and prize!
- You can earn extra raffle tickets by completing “side quests” on the last page.
- After 4 weeks, earn a book of your own!
- After 8 weeks, earn a Summer Reading tote bag!
- Pick a car to write your family name on, decorate it, and choose a spot on the wall to park it!
- Work as a family to “level up” by completing activities together.
- During your visits to the library, fill out a challenge card with what your family did, write your contact info and turn it in to the entry box.
- Take a sticker to add to your car for every card submitted!
- At the end of the summer, we will draw a family name to win a grand prize! More cards, more chances to win!
- Musikgarten Early Childhood Music and Movement
- Level Up Your Storytelling (Teens and Kids)
- Makerspace
- Teen’s Level Up Your Look
- Book Babies & Toddler Tales
- Preschool Storytime
- Level Up Your Drawing
- Coding Club
- Teen Anime Club
- Teen Game Night
- Family Movie Matinee
- Teen Dungeons and Dragons
- Painting with Grammy Patti
- Teen’s A Midsummer Night’s Scream
- Craft Club
- Read to a Dog
- Youth and Adult Chess Clubs
See full calendar with event details at ofpl.info/calendar!
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What is this?
The OTHS Reading Challenge runs from August 14, 2024 to May 2, 2025. It asks you to establish new reading habits, keep track of your reading, and share your favorite discoveries.
During this challenge, you'll broaden your reading horizons and earn a chance to win awesome prizes! It's as easy as adding the books you read to the Beanstack app to unlock badges and earn virtual tickets.
Tell me more about these badges
There are 32 total badges you can earn. You get badges for hours spent reading and for reading books from specific categories like diverse authors, poetry and more.
Each badge you earn awards you virtual tickets. The harder the badge, the more tickets earned.
Tickets, you say?
Yes. You can earn up to a total of 300 tickets (that's if you unlock every possible badge). You then assign those tickets to prize drawings that happen at the end of the summer. Even if you just unlock a handful of tickets, you still have a chance to win big. Up your odds of winning by reading more! The last day to earn and enter tickets into a drawing is Friday, May 2 at 11:59 pm.
OK...what are these prizes?!
There are three grand prize drawings this year, each has a retail value of $200. You can spread your tickets out amongst multiple options, or put all your eggs in one basket trying to win the one you want the most. The choice is yours! Winners will be drawn on Monday, May 5, 2025.
- Grand Prize: Day Out with Friends (Sponsored by Bank of O'Fallon)
Enjoy a collection of gift cards to use around O'Fallon and the surrounding area with your friends.
- Grand Prize: Listen Up! (Sponsored by OTHS IMC)
Upgrade your listening experience with a choice of Apple AirPods or Beats by Dre.
- Grand Prize: Give Back (Sponsored by O'Fallon Public Library)
Pay your luck forward with a donation in your name being made to a charity of your choice.
I'm in, what do I need to do?
Just download the Beanstack app on your phone to get started. If you already have an account, you can use it to join this challenge. If not, set one up with your email address. It's free and easy.
There are no set reading lists. You have total freedom to pick the books you want to read. Just record the titles and track how long you read. Simple as that.
If you get stuck on anything, let someone know. We are here to help.
That's it...best of luck!