How do I sign up?

Our 2024 Summer Reading theme is Reading is Magic – and there is plenty of magic for all ages here at NPL!

Registration is now open. You can use the same link below to register everyone in your family, whether they’re adults, kids, tweens, or teens. (This link will be available all summer long, so register at any time.) 

Please visit this link to register.  

What program should I sign up for?

Depending on your age/grade, we have different summer reading programs:

• Kids (ages 0-12) – Read & Bead
• Tweens (rising 4th-6th graders) – Choose your adventure: Read and Bead or a Tween Raffle
• Teens (rising 7th-12th graders) – Teen Raffle
• Adults (18+) – Adult Raffle

What is Read and Bead?

Kids participating in Read and Bead track how many minutes they read, trading in their minutes to earn beads. By the end of the summer, you can create a beaded chain necklace that will show off your summer accomplishments! Every 15 minutes of reading earns you a bead. Color in a magic potion bottle on the log sheet for every 15 minutes you read to keep track! Save up your time to get bigger and cooler beads (for example, glow-in-the-dark beads, stars, animal-shaped beads, and more).

After signing up, please stop by the library – starting on June 10th – to pick up your reading log, brag tag, and chain to start your read and bead necklace.

First day to start recording your minutes: June 16th

Stop by the library throughout the summer to trade your minutes in for beads (don’t forget to bring your log and chain with you!). You must bring in your reading log to receive beads. Miss Allison or another library staff member will initial your log and help you choose your beads to add to your necklace. You can visit the library to trade in your minutes as often as once per week!

Last day to pick up beads: August 17th 

Can I still do Read and Bead if I can’t come to the library every week?

Of course! Once you’ve signed up online, drop by to pick up your folder, log sheets, chain, and brag tag. If you’re spending most of your summer away or traveling, don’t worry! Read and log your minutes on your log sheets normally. Then visit the library at least once toward the end of the summer (last day August 17th) to collect all of the beads you’ve earned. You can visit as often as your summer schedule allows, though obviously we’d love to see you a lot this summer!  

I need another chain and/or more log sheets – what do I do?

If you lose your chain, stop by the library to pick up another. Need more sheets to log your reading? Visit us to grab fresh Read and Bead log sheets. You can also print them at home from this link. 

What is the Tween Raffle?

Tweens (rising 4th-6th graders) can either participate in Read and Bead OR the Tween Raffle program. Use the same link here to sign up for the Tween Raffle – just remember to indicate which option you are choosing.

For this program, earn a raffle ticket for each book you read this summer. Then put your tickets toward trying to win exciting prizes!

Once you’ve signed up, drop by the library to pick up your folder with some log sheets. For every book you read, fill in a magic crystal on the log sheet to keep track.

First day to start recording on your log: June 16th

Stop by the library throughout the summer to collect your raffle tickets (don’t forget to bring your log with you!). You must bring in your reading log to receive raffle tickets. Miss Allison or another library staff member will sign initial your log and show you how to enter to try to win the prizes you’re most excited about. You can visit the library to collect raffle tickets as often as once per week!

Last day to enter tickets in the Tween Raffle: August 17th 

I need more log sheets – what do I do?

Need more sheets to log your reading? Visit the library to grab fresh Tween Raffle log sheets. You can also print them at home from this link. 

What are this year’s Tween Raffle prizes?

This year’s tween prizes include:

• A giant Disney’s Stitch Squishmallow
• Pair of passes to Monster Mini Golf in Seekonk
• Bunch O Bubbles bubble blaster
• Special Pokemon card prize pack
• Dunkin Donuts gift card
• Gift card to Xtreme Craze in Foxboro 

What about rising 7th-12 graders?

Teens in grades 7-12 can participate in the Teen Raffle Summer Reading Program. Click this link for more information.