Sign up for the Summer Reading Club during your branch’s open hours beginning the week of June 23, 2025. You can start recording your reading right away, but you need to wait until Wednesday, July 2 to start collecting and entering ballots.
Summer Reading Club
When does the Summer Reading Club start?
How do I earn ballots for the draws?
Earn one ballot for every 30 minutes that you spend reading. You also earn one ballot just by registering for the SRC!
I like to visit more than one library branch. Can I sign up at all these branches?
Please sign up at just one branch, but feel free to collect ballots and enter draws at any branch.
Each branch will have draws for gift baskets and an experience prize. You choose which one you would most like to win and put your ballot into that ballot box!
I’m going to be away for part of the summer. Can I still participate?
Yes! Keep track of your reading while you are away and report back to us when you get home.
My grandchildren are visiting for a week. Can they participate in the Summer Reading Club?
Yes! Bring your grandchildren to the library and we will sign them up! They are also welcome to register for any of our programs.
Do I need a library card to join the Summer Reading Club?
No, you don’t need a library card to join the club, but getting a library card is free and easy and you need one to borrow items.
How do I collect stamps in my passport?
You can get a stamp in your passport by:
- Visiting a RWL location
- Attending a library program
- Completing a challenge*:
- Tell the librarian a joke
- Read a book with someone
- Draw the librarian a picture
- Take a nature walk
- Tell the librarian an interesting fact
*There is a limit of 1 challenge stamp per day.
When does the Summer Reading Club end?
The Summer Reading Club finishes the last week of August. The final day to enter ballots in our draw are as follows:
- Thursday, August 28: Linwood & St. Jacobs
- Friday, August 29: St. Clements
- Saturday, August 30: Ayr, Baden, Bloomingdale, Breslau, Elmira, New Dundee, New Hamburg, and Wellesley
- Thursday, September 4: Clyde
Can I complete more than one passport?
Yes! You will receive one passport when you register for the Summer Reading Club. Once you complete it, you can get another one!