2026 Adult Summer Reading Challenge

June 15th through July 31st!

Dig up some fun this summer with our 2026 Unearth a Story Summer Reading Program!
 

Summer Reading 2026 Instructions:

  • Register at the Front Desk to get started on your summer reading adventure.
  • Starting each Monday, there will be a new weekly challenge form available. Pick up yours at the Front Desk or print out a copy from our website.
  • Complete 3 Reading Challenges and 3 Activity Challenges each week.
  • Bring finished forms to the Front Desk. Then use them as your entry into our prize giveaways.
  • Weekly forms can be picked up anytime on or after their assigned week. Form can be completed and turned in anytime during Summer Reading.
  • All entries due by Friday, July 31.
  • Raffle winners will be contacted by phone in early August.

Week 1 – June 15-June 21

Week 1-Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with a green cover, Read in your PJs, Read with a snack, Read a book which sparks joy, Read outside, Read a new book. Activity challenge, Pick 3: Sign up for Summer Reading. Overthink dinosaurs, Check out 3 items from Butler Public Library, Eat something green, Wear something green, Take a walk outside, Check out a puzzle.

Week 2 June 22-June 28

Week 2-Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with a purple cover, Read a poem, Read while listening to music, Read for 30 minutes, Listen to an audiobook, Read a book with a pretty cover. Activity Challenge, Pick 3: Wear purple to the library, Sing your favorite song, Do the Hokey-Pokey in front of library staff, Listen to the birds, Watch out for pterodactyls, Check out a movie.

Week 3 June 29-July 5

Week 3 Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with a yellow cover, Read a graphic novel or picture book, Read near the sunshine, Read a book on your to read list, Read a non-fiction book. Activity challenge, Pick 3: Check out a TV series, Take a picture with the Caboose, Attend Leave It to the Prose Book Club, Find BPL’s Bigfoot; snap a selfie with her, and tag us on Facebook (worth 3), Do a kind deed.

Week 4 July 6-July 12

Week 4 Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read something aloud, Read any book, Read a book about plants. Read outside, Read a book in a series, Read a book with someone you love (pet, friend, family member). Activity challenge, Pick 3: Eat a salad, Serenade library staff with a kazoo, Scrunch your toes in grass, Look out for brachiosauruses, Tell us about a book you’re still mad about.

Week 5 July 13-July 19

Week 5 Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with a blue cover, Read at the beach or a park, Read a book at night, Read literally any book, Read a new release, Read a hardcover book, Read something you enjoy. Activity challenge, Pick 3: Check out 3 books, Spend time procrastinating, Do the Macarena in front of Library staff, Sign up for the Murder Mystery Event on 7/31, Listen to music or the radio.

Week 6 July 20-July 26

Week 6, Adult: Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with less than 100 pages, Read something on Libby, Reread a book you enjoy, Read like you mean it, Read a book that was made into a movie or show. Activity challenge, Pick 3: Check out a DVD/Blu-ray, Visit our puzzle table, Eat a frozen treat, Unearth an outfit from your closet, Have a movie night, Say “diplodocus” with confidence, Donate to the food pantry.

Week 7 July 27-July 31 – Last week to turn in any completed Challenge Cards!

Week 7 - Adult. Reading challenge, Pick 3: Read a book with lots of colors on the cover, Read a recipe, Read a magazine, Read a book, Read with a friend, Read in bed, Read something you’ve been meaning to read. Activity challenge, Pick 3: Check out whimsically, Bake something you love, Follow us on Facebook or like a post, Add pep to your step, or a jaunty move at the desk, Try out a new recipe, Tell a friend about a book you’ve read.
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