LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH

Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month!

Get in Your Element this September—sign up for a library card! From borrowing books, ebooks, and museum passes to getting homework help, learning new skills, or attending story time, a library card helps you do more of what you enjoy. Get a library card and dive into a new hobby. Use your library card to tinker in a maker space and spark your creativity. A library card is your most important school supply—it's elemental, really—and everyone should have one

Spread the word!

Visit your library to see what's new and take part in the celebration. Libraries across the country are participating. Do you have friends who don't have a library card? Invite them to sign up during September.
how do i log my reading?
  • In the app: you can log your reading each day in either minutes or hours. You'll need to read a minimum of 5 minutes to earn the daily badge.
  • On the paper log: simply mark the square for each day that you read. 
What happens if I miss logging a day in the app?
You can backdate your reading! As long as your 20 days get logged before 11:59 PM on Saturday, September 30 you are good to go!

Library Card Sign-Up Month Reading Challenge

​Join in the fun with our NEW Library Card Sign-Up Month Reading Challenge! Read 20 days during the month of September to be eligible for the prize drawing! Open to all ages! Sign up starting Monday, August 28 in the READsquared app or use a paper log that you’ll turn in at the end of the month.

ALL reading counts! Listening to audiobooks! Reading to your kids! Comic books, newspapers, whatever you like to read! We only ask that you try to read at least 20 minutes per day.

Want to earn additional badges and prize entries? Complete missions in the app!
 
Please note that the Library Card Sign-Up Month Reading Challenge is only open to Eureka Public Library cardholders.

How Do You Library? Tell ALA for the Chance to Win!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and we want to celebrate the value of libraries with all of you! Show some love to your local library on social media by sharing how you make the most of your library card. Do you love the library’s summer reading program, storytime, or book club? Checking out DVDs, magazines, or cake pans? Do you simply enjoy getting lost in the magic of a good book?
We want to know how YOU library!
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Participating is easy:
  1. Snap a pic or shoot a video showcasing what you love about the library or choose a library element that best applies to you.
  2. Post to Instagram, X, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page with the hashtag #HowILibrary.
  3. Tag your library and your friends to help spread the word!

What's in it for you? In addition to the gratification of supporting libraries, there’s also a chance to win great prizes. One randomly selected winner will receive a $150 gift card, and three second-place winners will receive a poster of their choice from the ALA Store.

So, let's see those book stacks, creative reading spots, and all the adventures that libraries take you on! If you don’t have a photo to share, check out the Library Elements graphics at ilovelibraries.org.
Join the #HowILibrary movement, and let's make this the best Library Card Sign-up Month ever!