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Washington
Public Library
Washington, Missouri
Hours of Operation
Monday - Thursday: 8am to 8pm
Friday: 8am to 6pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: Noon to 4pm
Summer Reading Program is sponsored by United Way and the
Friends of the Library.
Read with us this summer to earn badges and rewards. Register as an individual or signup the whole family from an adult's account! Pre-Registration is now open.
Summer Reading Challenges run from Monday, June 1 through Friday, July 24. Log your reading on a desktop browser or download the Beanstack Tracker app to your device.
Do you have questions on how to register? Please consult our signup guide.
Paper Registrations are also available:
Instructions/Rules for the Summer Reading Challenges
Children (Ages 0-8)
1. Signup and Register for a Reading Challenge.
2. Log your reading each day.
3. Earn badges to enter drawings, and to earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt.
Every 3 hours of reading earns a badge that will automatically enter you into a drawing for gift certificates. After 12 hours of reading, you earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt. After earning your t-shirt you can keep logging hours of reading to be entered into additional drawings for gift certificates.
Tweens & Teens (Ages 9-17)
1. Signup and Register for a Reading Challenge.
2. Log your reading each day.
3. Earn badges to enter drawings, and to earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt.
Every 4 hours of reading earns a badge that will automatically enter you into a drawing for gift certificates. After 16 hours of reading, you earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt. After earning your t-shirt you can keep logging hours of reading to be entered into additional drawings for gift certificates.
Adults (Ages 18+)
1. Signup and Register for a Reading Challenge.
2. Log each book you read.
3. Earn badges to enter drawings, and to earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt.
Each book read earns a badge that will automatically enter you into a drawing for gift certificates. After reading 6 books, you earn an "Imagine Your Story" T-Shirt. After earning your t-shirt keep logging books and you will be entered into additional drawings.
Drawings
Drawings for prizes will be held every 2 weeks:
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Friday, June 12
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Friday, June 26
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Friday, July 10
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Friday, July 24
Winners will be notified by email. Please include your email and phone number when you register so we can contact you.
Read with us this summer and Slay Your Reading Dragon!