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Summer Library Program

June 8–August 8

Let stories take root in our all‑ages summer reading garden, where pages bloom, imaginations grow, and delightful prizes sprout along the way.

Sign up online beginning Monday, June 1, and pick up your reading logs in our Summer Reading Room starting Monday, June 8!

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Reading Challenges

Sign up for the Reading Challenges online starting June 1, or in our Summer Reading Room starting June 8!

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Littles (0–3)

  • Earn one prize drawing ticket for every 20 books read
  • Read 60 books to earn a free book and a set of coupons
  • Read 120 books to complete the challenge and earn another free book and set of coupons
  • Keep reading to earn more prize drawing tickets
  • Complete activities to earn bonus tickets
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School-Age (4–12)

  • Earn one prize drawing ticket for every two hours of reading
  • Read six hours to earn a free book and a set of coupons
  • Read 12 hours to complete the challenge and earn another free book and set of coupons
  • Keep reading to earn more prize drawing tickets
  • Complete activities to earn bonus tickets

Teen (12–18)

  • Earn one prize drawing ticket for every four hours of reading
  • Read 12 hours to earn a free book and a set of coupons
  • Read 24 hours to complete the challenge and earn another free book and set of coupons
  • Keep reading to earn more prize drawing tickets
  • Complete activities to earn bonus tickets
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Adult (18+)

  • Earn one prize drawing ticket for every four hours of reading
  • Read 12 hours to earn a free book and a set of coupons
  • Read 24 hours to complete the challenge and earn another free book and set of coupons
  • Keep reading to earn more prize drawing tickets
  • Complete activities to earn bonus tickets

Summer Reading Room

Visit the Summer Reading Room to pick up your reading logs, log your reading, and claim your rewards!

Summer Reading Room Hours

Open June 8–August 8

  • Monday–Thursday: 10 am–6 pm
  • Friday: 10 am–4 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am–1 pm
  • Sunday: Closed

The Prizes

Stop by the Summer Reading Room by August 8 to add your tickets to the prize drawings!

A huge thank you to our Prize Donors and Sponsors:

Blue Butterfly Thrift Store, Buffalo Wild Wings, Café LaBelle, Ebert’s Greenhouse Village, Golden Mast Inn, Kwik Trip, Oconomowoc Arts Center, Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital’s Gift Box, Roots Coffeebar and Café, YMCA at Pabst Farms

Kids

  • Amazon Gift Card: $25
  • Animal Planet Book Bundle: Six books filled with animal facts
  • Bag Bundle 1: Bag filled with an expandable ball, Nic Black and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas, Match Madness game, and Mad Libs
  • Bag Bundle 2: Bag filled with expandable ball, The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar, Mad Libs, and Poetry for Neanderthals game
  • Bear Hunt Bundle: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Let’s Go On a Nature Hunt game
  • City Spies Book Set: Books #1-4 by James Ponti
  • Clifford Book Set: Ten Clifford books by Norman Bridwell
  • Elephant and Piggie Bundle: Five-book compendium and two squishy balls
  • Fairy Garden Basket: How to Catch a Garden Fairy by Alice Walstead, butterfly wings, and butterfly Warmie
  • Grow It Garden Set
  • Harry Potter Bundle: Two sticker books and sketch book
  • Kid Pokémon Packs: Variety of four booster packs
  • Kwik Trip Gift Card: $10
  • Let’s Bake Basket: First cookbook, baking set, cookie dough, icing, sprinkles, dishcloths, plates, napkins, and a $10 Blue Butterfly Thrift Store gift card
  • Light-Up Terrarium Kit
  • Mercy Watson Book Set: Books #1-6 and an activity book by Kate DiCamillo
  • Nintendo Gift Card: $20
  • Packers Basket: The Home Team Packers book, Team Trivia Challenge, Packers Bingo, and Packers Spot It
  • Peekaboo Learning Farm
  • Plant Kit and Plush: Container, potting soil, decorations, and plush 
  • Science Magic Kit: Ten easy magic tricks and experiments
  • Shop Oconomowoc Gift Certificate: $10
  • Space Bundle: Weird but True! Space, The Space Science Handbook, and Space Snap game
  • Take-Along Playmat
  • Thieves of Shadow Book Set: Books #1-3 by Kevin Sands
  • Zoo Pack: Behind-the-scenes tour, five tickets for admission, and three tickets for attractions

Teens

  • Amazon Gift Card: $25
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card: $20
  • Crafting Bundle: Tiny World: Embroidery! (El Patcha), Personalized Friendship Bracelets (Klutz), and String Art (Klutz)
  • Hunger Games Book Set: Books #1-3 and Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
  • Kingdom of the Wicked Book Set: Books #1-3 by Kerri Maniscalco
  • Kwik Trip Gift Card: $10
  • Nintendo Gift Card: $20
  • Percy Jackson Bundle: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook by Jarrett Melendez, The Lightning Thief Deluxe Edition by Rick Riordan, and a Camp Half-Blood magnet
  • Powerless Book Set: Books #1-3 by Lauren Roberts and a journal
  • Roots Coffeebar & Cafe Gift Card: $10
  • Shop Oconomowoc Gift Certificate: $10
  • Steam Gift Card: $25
  • Teen Pokémon Packs: Variety of four booster packs
  • Throne of Khetara Book Set: Books #1-2 by Michelle Jabés Corpora Roberts, signed by author
  • YMCA Household Pass: 3-month pass for your household

Adults

  • Beginner Crochet Book Bundle: Crochet Botanical Bookmarks by Suzann Thompson and Crochet How by Meghan Fernandes and Lydia Gluck
  • Book Club Book Bundle: My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo, and The Wedding People by Alison Espach
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card: $20
  • Cafe LaBelle Gift Card: $25
  • Eberts Greenhouse Village Gift Card: $15
  • Fishing Book Bundle: The Fly Fishing Book by Steven Weinberg, Ice Fishing, by Steven A. Griffin, and Freshwater Fishing by Dave Bosanko. 
  • Garden Bag Bundle: Plant a Seed canvas bag, From My Garden Recipe Book, Flower Bookmarks, and Vegetables Gardener’s Handbook
  • Golden Mast Inn Gift Card: $20
  • Historical Fiction Book Bundle: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict, The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See, and Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea 
  • Kwik Trip Gift Card: $10
  • Laurie Gilmore Book Bundle: The Pumpkin Spice Café, The Cinnamon Bun Book Store, The Christmas Tree Farm, The Strawberry Patch Pancake House, and The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore 
  • Legends and Lattes Book Set: Deluxe editions of Legends & Lattes and Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree and a $10 Roots Coffeebar & Cafe gift card. 
  • Love is in the Air Book Bundle: This Summer Will be Different by Carley Fortune, Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez, and The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
  • Milwaukee Art Museum Pack: Five tickets to the museum and voucher for a private tour
  • Oconomowoc Arts Center Certificate: Certificate is for four tickets for the 2026-2027 season.
  • Sci-Fi Book Bundle: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey, Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler, and The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 
  • Shop Oconomowoc Gift Certificate: $10
  • Travel Book Bundle: 20,000 Steps Around the World by Mary Caperton Morton, Subpar Parks by Amber Share, and My Travel Journal by Korie Herold 
  • Whodunit Book Bundle: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman, How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin, and Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 
  • Wisconsin Author Book Bundle: Death at Gills Rock by Patricia Skalka, The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski, Life & Death & Giants by Ron Rindo, and Fiddling with Fate by Kathleen Ernst 
  • YMCA Household Pass: 3-month pass for your household

Summer Library Program Donors

Thank you to all of our incredible donors, without whom the Summer Library Program would not be possible!