2025 Adult Summer Reading Challenge

June 16th through July 31st!

Get in on the Summer Reading fun!
 
Register at the front desk to get started on your summer reading adventure! Weekly challenge checklist will be available at the library or to download and print at home. Complete 3 Reading Challenges and 3 Activity Challenges each week. Each completed checklist will serve as your prize raffle ticket that you can turn in at the library. 
Join us for a Summer Reading Celebration! Thursday, July 31st 12:00-2:00 pm. Stop by to enjoy some tasty treats courtesy of the Friends of the Butler Library and celebrate your Summer Reading accomplishments. Be sure to turn in all your completed challenge cards by July 31st to enter to win a Summer Reading prize basket.

Week 7

Week 7 Adult. Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with lots of colors on the cover - Read a book about food - Read a magazine or newspaper - Read a book with a snack - Read with a friend. Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out something new - Bake something you love - Share a meal with someone - Donate to our food bank - Pick raspberries at the library - Try out a new recipe

Week 6

Week 6 Adult. Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with a purple cover - Read something on Libby - Reread a book you enjoy - Read at the library - Tell a friend about a book you’ve read. Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out a DVD/Blu-ray - Try to knit, crochet, or another fiber art activity - Wear your favorite outfit - Show off your favorite accessory - Have a fashion show - Have a movie night

Week 5

Week 5 Adult. Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with a blue cover - Read at the beach or a park - Read a book in the morning - Read a fantasy book - Read a new release. Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out a yard game from Library of Things - Spend time outside - Grab a book from our entryway sale cart - Visit our puzzle table - Pick up litter from a public space

Week 4

Week 4 Adult. Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with a green cover - Read something aloud - Read a book about Wisconsin - Read a book about plants - Read outside. Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out a puzzle - Join our Diamond Art Coaster event - Have a picnic - Turn in a prepaid postcard to Speak Up for Libraries - Thank an active or retired Service Person

Week 3

Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with a yellow cover - Read a graphic novel or picture book - Read with a friend - Read a book about photography, Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out a Memory Care Kit - Take a picture on the Caboose - Look through photos and share stories - Have a photo shoot - Visit a wall mural

Week 2

Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with an orange cover - Read a poem - Read while listening to music - Read for 30 minutes - Listen to an audiobook Activity challenge Pick 3: - Check out a board game - Attend The Page Sages meeting Wed. 2:00 pm - Sing your favorite song - Have a dance party - Play an instrument or make music - Listen to the radio

Week 1

Reading challenge Pick 3: - Read a book with a red cover - Read in your PJs - Read a book with a color in the title - Read with a snack - Read a book about art Activity challenge Pick 3: - Sign up for Summer Reading - Color or draw a picture - Check out 2 items from Butler Library - Eat something red - Turn in a prepaid postcard to Speak Up for Libraries -Wear something red

Summer Reading 2025 Instructions:

  • Make sure you are registered at the front desk
  • Come in each Monday for a new weekly challenge form
  • Bring finished forms back to the library and use them as your entry into the raffle
  • Weekly forms can be picked up anytime on or after their assigned week
  • Completed forms can be brought in anytime before July 31
  • Raffle winners will be contacted by phone in early August & prizes can be picked up at National Night Out on Aug 5th.
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