Summer Reading Challenge

Trees and a sunset

June 1 - July 31

 

Earn points to win prizes!

  • Read books or eBooks
  • Listen to audiobooks or eAudiobooks
  • Find secret codes and complete missions
  • No library card required
  • All ages can participate

Sign Up or Log On to READsquared

  • If you have an account from a previous challenge you're ready to log on
  • If you need help registering watch this video
  • Download the READsquared app:  iOS | Android

Free T-Shirt!  Starting June 1, SRC participants can pick up a free T-shirt at the Youth Services or Adult Services Desks (while supplies last.)

Adults

Earn Points

  • Each book read = 150 points
  • Mission Completed = 100 points
  • Secret Code Entered = 25 points

Win Prizes

  • Weekly Drawings – $10 Downtown Wheaton gift cards, 2 winners each week
  • Grand Prize Drawings (1,000 points) – entry into a drawing to win a $50 (2 winners) or $100 Downtown Wheaton gift card

 

Teens in grades 6-12

Earn Points

  • Each hour read = 25 points
  • Mission Completed = 25 -100 points
  • Secret Code Entered = 25 points

Win Prizes

  • Level 1 (300 points) - coupon for a free ice cream from Kimmer's
  • Level 2 (600 points) - coupon to the Little Popcorn Store
  • Level 3 (1,000 points) - entry into our grand prize drawing, a prize box pick and a coupon for a free book at a future Friends of the Library Book Sale
  • Weekly Drawings - Tivoli Theater movie passes
  • Grand Prize Drawing - Amazon gift cards for $10 to $50

 

Youth from birth to entering 5th grade

Earn Points

  • Each minute read = 1 point
  • Missions completed = 10-50 points
  • Secret Code Entered = 25 points

Win Prizes

  • Level 1 (300 points) - Brag Tag and your choice from our prize binder
  • Level 2 (600 points) -  Brag Tag and your choice from our prize binder
  • Level 3 (1,000 points) - Brag Tag, your choice form our prize binder, coupon for a free book at a future Friends of the Library Book Sale, and entry into our grand prize drawing
  • Grand Prize Drawing - $25 gift card to Moore Toys and Games, Learning Express, Blick Art, Bookstore of Glen Ellyn, and more

 

Thank you to our donors

Thank you to the following partners who provided prizes

  • Friends of WPL
  • Cousins Subs
  • Fox Bowl
  • Kane County Cougars
  • Kimmer’s Ice Cream
  • Learning Express

Upcoming Events

Seed & Seedling Share with Sustain DuPage

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Wheaton Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Youth, All Ages
Program Type: Gardening & Nature, In-Person
Event Details:
Dreaming of Summer and fresh produce from your garden? Get a head start on your garden and join Sustain DuPage at our free Seedling and Seed Share! This event is mainly about plants - as folks start seeds indoors for their garden, we inevit...

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.

DIY: Tiny Art Canvas

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Wheaton Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:
Create your own mini masterpiece inspired by Andy Warhol and COD’s Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop exhibit this summer. Artwork may be entered in our community Tiny Art Show, which will run Monday, June 5, through Monday, July 17 in the Ar...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Wheaton's Pop Stars

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wheaton Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, In-Person
Registration Required
Event Details:
Who are those people in the library's windows overlooking the West Plaza and Adams Park? Join ever-engaging journalist and local historian Bob Goldsborough to learn who was chosen for Wheaton's edition of the Warhol Pop Art Challenge and about their ...

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library. 

Photo Permission

In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.

Nonfiction Book Discussion

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Wheaton Public Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for this engaging discussion of thought-provoking non-fiction titles. In June, we will discuss Andy Warhol: Prince of Pop by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan Let's take a closer look at the artist featured in this summer's An...

Pick up copies of the book

Copies of the book are available at the library.  Please ask at the Welcome Desk or Curbside Pickup.

Disclaimer(s)

Virtual Program Conduct Policy

The library's patron conduct policy applies to virtual library programs. Library staff has the right to remove participants from virtual programs who are in violation of the patron conduct policy.