EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Eureka, Illinois)
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DIVE INTO READING

EPLD SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2023

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Summer Reading Details

Read 2 hours per week, check in on the app or at the library, win prizes!
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Read.

Just 2 hours per week = about 20 minutes per day!
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Log your reading.

Simply log your time in the READsquared app!
(Paper reading logs available.)
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Win prizes!

Check in weekly for prizes and drawings!

Dive Into Reading

Dive into Reading with Eureka Public Library with our 6-week Summer Reading Program! Summer Reading is not just for kids, it's open to patrons of ALL AGES! NEW FOR 2023: our Summer Reading Program is on the READsquared app!
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Registration is open now! Sign up in the READsquared app! (Offline registration forms and reading logs are available at the library.) The program begins June 1 and will run through July 14 (or July 15 if you're using the app!).

Simply read 2 hours per week and log your time! Participants in the kids age group will receive weekly prizes (coupons to local businesses) and participants in the teen and adult age groups will be entered into weekly prize drawings! (Please note that prizes must be picked up in person - they cannot be mailed.)
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All reading counts! Audiobooks, graphic novels/comics, magazines, newspapers - whatever you like to read. Being read to also counts for both parties!
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Age Groups

KIDS

ages
​0 - 12

TEENS

ages
​13 - 17

ADULTS

ages
​18+​
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Calling all artists in the community!


Click the button below for the full details and rules for the tiny art contest!
Tiny Art Contest
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​EPLD Shell-ter


Dive into Reading and adopt a shell from the EPLD Shell-ter!

When you stop by the library to check out some books, let the staff at the adult circulation desk know that you'd like to adopt a shell. Then pick out your shell, give it a name, and receive an official adoption certificate! You can take your shell home and read to them as much as possible.
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Why adopt a shell? They require no maintenance, are good listeners, encourage reading, and they're so cute!

Adoptions start Monday, June 19 @ 9:00 AM!
Free. One shell per patron. While supplies last.
Adult Circulation Desk

Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors!

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+ an anonymous donor to our Teen Summer Reading Program!

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Want to be a 2023
Summer Reading Program
sponsor?

Click the button below and fill out the form!
Become a sponsor!

FAQ

Find answers to the most common SRP questions below!

​Is there a deadline to register?

Sort of. Registration will be open from May 15 all the way through the end of the program in July. However, teen and adult patrons wanting to be eligible for the Grand Prize Drawings must register and log their 2 hours before the end of the first week of the program. (If registering using the READsquared app, you have until 11;59 PM on Saturday, June 10. If filling out an offline registration form at the library, you have until 5:00 PM on Friday, June 9.)​

Can I log all of my family's time at once?

Sure! In the READsquared app it is super easy to log time for everyone all at once. And this year our paper reading log can be used for everyone in the household.

Do all age groups need to read 2 hours per week?

Yep! Although all of this is on the honor system, we highly encourage patrons of all ages to hit the 2 hour mark each week. That's just 20 minutes per day for 6 days out of the week!

Am I required to use the READsquared app?

Nope! You can sign up to log your reading on a computer. Or you can register with our offline registration form and use a paper reading log.

All participants will be added to our library's READsquared database. This way we can easily pull up the statistics for how many hours are read each week. It also helps us with tracking prizes - especially the teen and adult weekly giveaways!

When can I log my reading time?

If you're using the READsquared app, you can log your reading as you go each day, or you can log your 2 hours all at once if you prefer. If you're using a paper reading log, you'll sign it once you've met 2 hours for the week.

You'll log for Week 1 only during Week 1, log for Week 2 only during Week 2, etc. If you're using the paper reading log, just be sure to have your sheet initialed by EPLD staff before we close at 6:00 PM on Friday of each week! If you're using the app, you have until 11:59 PM on Saturdays.


We made the handy-dandy chart below to help keep track!
Sign-in
First Day
Last Day
Week 1
June 1
June 9/10
Week 2
June 11
June 16/17
Week 3
June 18
June 23/24
Week 4
June 25
June 30/July 1
Week 5
July 2
July 7/8
Week 6
July 9
July 14/15

address

202 S. Main St.
​Eureka, IL 61530

phone

309.467.2922

fax

309.467.3527

hours

Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday:
​9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday & Friday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Library Board
    • Library Policies
    • Staff & Employment
    • Friends of the Library
    • Donations
    • Library Newsletter
    • Fine Free
  • At The Library
    • Program Calendar
    • Illinois Libraries Present
    • Kids
    • Teens
    • Adults
    • Get a Library Card
    • Loan Periods and Fines
    • Library of Things
    • Hotspots
    • Seed Library
  • Find Books & More
    • Search Catalog
    • Access Your Account
    • Wowbrary: Latest Additions
    • Interlibrary Loans
    • Digital Resources
    • Staff Book Reviews
    • Pages of Eureka
  • Services
    • Outreach
    • Porch Pickup
    • Free Services
    • Copy, Print, & Fax
    • Educational Materials Request
    • Talking Books
    • Explore More Illinois
    • Online Classes
    • Mango Languages
    • Niche Academy
  • Research
    • Genealogy & Local History
    • Eureka Pumpkin Festival
    • City & County Resources
    • State & Federal Resources
    • Tax Form Information
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