Summer Reading 2026: Unearth a Story

Please see our events calendar for details on all our summer programs.

KIDS! 

  • Earn a grand-prize drawing entry for every book checked out through the end of July. You could win a dinosaur LEGO set or tickets to the Akron Zoo!
  • Participants are guaranteed four weekly prizes for visiting the library.
  • Search the library each week for a dinosaur fossil or bone, and help us construct a dinosaur skeleton. Earn an entry for a prize drawing each week.

TEENS!

  • Earn a prize entry for every book you check out through the end of July. You could win tickets to the Akron Zoo or Dave & Buster's!
  • Reading or listening on Hoopla or Libby? Let us know when you stop by and get entries for those books too.
  • Check out books from the teen section and you might find an instant-winner ticket! We've got candy bars, charms and coupons, you choose when you win. Prizes are available from June 1 to July 31.

ADULTS!

  • Stop in and pick up an entry for every book you check out through the end of July.
  • We have weekly drawings for tote bags.
  • Our end-of-summer grand prize is a patriotic gift basket.
  • Reading or listening on Hoopla or Libby? Let us know when you stop by and get entries for those books or you can enter online.