Summer Reading 2026: May 15 - August 15
Unearth a story this summer with Summer Reading. Track your reading and complete missions to earn badges, points, and prizes, and enter raffles for additional chances to win.
How Summer Reading Works
Read What You Want All Summer Long
Log Your Reading to Earn Points
Complete Virtual Activity Badges for More Points
Submit Book Reviews for Extra Points
Spend Earned Tickets on Prizes
A Big Thank-You to...
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers and Habit Burger & Grill for youth milestone prizes and to the Robert Cullen O'Neill Memorial Fund of the Community Foundation for book prizes for the children's and teen programs.
Point Breakdown
- 1 minute of reading = 1 point earned (Children's & Teens' programs only)
- 1 Book = 300 points earned (Adults' program only)
- Completed Activity Badges: 25 points for a standard activity, 30 or 50 points for a big activity
- Writing Reviews: 10 points earned per review*
- Completed Challenge: 2,000 Points
*Submitting up to 5 reviews total will earn points for each review; any review submitted after the first 5 will not earn additional points to use for tickets.
Sign Up and Completion Prizes
Children's Program
Register for Summer Reading and receive a Habit Burger + Grill bookmark coupon for free Kids' Meal! Pick up at the Youth Services department desk.
Teen Program
Register for Summer Reading and receive a Habit Burger + Grill bookmark coupon for free Double Char burger! Pick up at the Youth Services department desk.
Adult Program
Earn 2,000 points to choose a free book to keep! One per customer; selections vary by library location. Pick up at the Adult Services department desk.
Children's Program Point Prizes
- 150 Points: Milestone Tag + ring for tags (while supplies last)*
- 300 Points: Milestone Tag
- 500 points: Milestone Tag
- 1,000 points: Milestone Tag + Book Prize + Raising Cane's certificate + Habit Burger certificate
- 1,500 Points: Milestone Tag
- 2,000 Points: Milestone Tag + Book Prize + Raising Cane's certificate + Habit Burger certificate
*Milestone Tags and other prizes can be picked up at your local library location's Youth Services department desk.
Teens' Program Point Prizes
- 150 Points: Milestone Tag* + ring for tags (while supplies last)
- 300 Points: Milestone Tag
- 500 Points: Milestone Tag
- 1,000 Points: Milestone Tag + Book Prize + EITHER a Raising Cane's certificate* OR a Raising Cane's Lemonade Card + Habit Burger Char Burger coupon
- 1,500 Points: Milestone Tag
- 2,000 Points: Milestone Tag + Book Prize + EITHER a Raising Cane's certificate* OR a Raising Cane's Lemonade Card + Habit Burger Char Burger coupon
*Milestone Tags and other prizes can be picked up at your local library location's Youth Services department desk.
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Lunch & Learn: Loving Day
Wildlife Center of Virginia, part of a series
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Teen Book Group: Special Summer Events, part of a series
Lunch & Learn: Loving Day
Wildlife Center of Virginia, part of a series
Fabulous Friday: VA250 Bingo, part of a series
Raffle Tickets Earned by Badge
- Registration: 10 tickets
- Completed Challenge: 50 tickets earned
- 150 Points: 10 tickets earned
- 300 Points: 30 tickets earned
- 500 Points: 50 tickets earned
- 1,000 Points: 75 tickets earned
- 1,500 Points: 100 tickets earned
- 2,000 Points: 200 tickets earned
- 2,500+ Points: 200 tickets earned
- Activity Badge: 25 tickets earned
- Review Badge: 5 tickets
Note: You can earn more than 2,500 points, but no extra tickets will be given after 2,500 points.
Raffle Prizes: Children's Program
Note: Only one winner will be drawn for each raffle at the end of the program.
- Board Book Bundle (Pre K)
- Book Bundle (Grades K-3)
- Book Bundle (Grades 3-5)
- Braille Book Bundle (Grades 3-5)
- Book Bundle (Grades 5-7)
- Non-Fiction Book Bundle (K-5)
- Graphic Novel Book Bundle (K-5)
- 2 Raising Cane’s basket of swag and coupons, valued at $35
Raffle Prizes: Teens' Program
Note: Only one winner will be drawn for each raffle at the end of the program.
- Fantasy Fiction Book Bundle
- Dramatic Fiction Book Bundle
- Science Fiction / Dystopia / Adventure Book Bundle
- Romance Book Bundle
- Braille Book Bundle
- 2 Raising Cane’s basket of swag and coupons, valued at $35
What's in the bag of swag?!
- Baseball hat
- Multicolored pen
- Pawriffic notepad
- Drink coozy
- Magnet
- Key chain / emergency whistle and light
- Lip balm (unflavored)
- Big dog stuffie (that barks!) and little dog stuffie
- Voucher for Raising Cane's Box Combo (valued at $12.29)
- Voucher for free lemonade from Raising Cane's
Note: Only four bags of Raising Cane's swag and coupons will be raffled: two for the children's program and two for the teens' program.
Raffle Prizes: Adults' Program Book Bags
- Large Print
- Thrills & ChillsÂ
- Literary FictionÂ
- Best of #BookTok
- RomantasyÂ
- Intentional Living
- Cozy Mysteries
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Food & TravelÂ
- Nonfiction
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Questions or Comments?
If you have any questions or comments regarding Summer Reading challenges, please reach out through CRRL's Ask page,, opens a new window or, visit your local library location's, opens a new window Adult or Youth services desks.