Tween Summer Reading (9-12)

Summer Reading for Tweens
All Together Now 2023!

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Register between June 1 - June 10 to be entered in to win a four pack of Kings Island tickets!

  • Tweens ages 9-12 can participate in the Tween Summer Reading Program!
  • You can participate online through Beanstack, the Beanstack app, or offline!
  • By logging minutes read and completing activities, your tween will earn badges to receive a completion prize pack!

What is Beanstack and how do I register?

Beanstack is the world's easiest way to keep track of all the books you read. When you create a Beanstack account for yourself or your family, you're instantly connected to all of PCDL's reading programs, so you'll get credit for every minute, book, and page read!

Beanstack keeps all of your stats and will cheer you on as you work toward your reading goals, as well as let you know when you've earned prizes! When the library program ends, you keep your account and your reading history! It's always free and you can continue logging your leisure reading! When the next PCDL reading challenge comes around, there is no need to sign up again — just click on the challenge and you'll automatically be registered!

Each member of your family can be registered with individual accounts or a family account with separate profiles. Choose which ever option is best for you and your family!

Registration is easy! Just go to the the PCDL Beanstack website and register! If you have questions regarding the registration process, you can check out this step-by-step guide or you can call the library at 740-342-4194.

Summer Reading Programs

In Person Tween Events

These in person events will be held at every location. Registration is required. To register for the events, please click on the links below

Corning

  • June 7 at 11am – Friendship Circle
    • Tweens will join an old-fashioned style quilting bee to learn about healthy friendships while coloring a friendship quilt square, making friendship bracelets, and enjoying a friendship snack mix. We will be making and displaying a completed Perry County District Library Friendship quilt at the end of summer with all the individual squares which will be on display at the New Lexington location for the summer wrap up event.

Crooksville

  • June 14 at 11am – Friendship Circle
    • Tweens will join an old-fashioned style quilting bee to learn about healthy friendships while coloring a friendship quilt square, making friendship bracelets, and enjoying a friendship snack mix. We will be making and displaying a completed Perry County District Library Friendship quilt at the end of summer with all the individual squares which will be on display at the New Lexington location for the summer wrap up event.

Junction City

  • June 28 at 11am – Friendship Circle
    • Tweens will join an old-fashioned style quilting bee to learn about healthy friendships while coloring a friendship quilt square, making friendship bracelets, and enjoying a friendship snack mix. We will be making and displaying a completed Perry County District Library Friendship quilt at the end of summer with all the individual squares which will be on display at the New Lexington location for the summer wrap up event.

New Lexington

  • June 8 at 4pm – Outdoor Summer Safety
    • Join Burr Oak Naturalist Julie Gee to learn how to be safe outdoors. Topics will include tick safety, poisonous plant I.D., backpack necessities for hiking, and basic water safety. Come prepared to participate in hands-on learning activities! We will also be making a fun nature craft for tweens to use with all of their summer adventure photos. 
       
  • June 15 at 4pm – Bike Safety
    • Tweens will enjoy a bike safety trivia game with prizes, learn how to stay safe while riding their bikes this summer, and make bike themed crafts, including an edible craft.
       
  • June 21 at 11am – Bee Kindness
    • Tweens will be joined by the East Central Ohio Beekeepers Association for a hands-on program to learn why bees need saving, why bees are vital to our existence, and practical ways tweens can protect bees while creating thriving bee habitats.
       
  • June 22 at 4pm – Nature Art
    • Tweens will practice their artistic skills in recreating a summer camping painting.  Tweens will have the option to exactly recreate the painting using the same medium or to explore a variety of other mediums to create their own version of the painting.
       
  • June 29 at 4pm – Trash to Treasure
    • Tweens will be joined by Perry County Waste Reduction and Recycling Educator, Hallie Clark, for a hands-on program around litter | what it is, how to prevent it, and its impact on our environment.  Tweens will have the opportunity to turn an everyday trash item into a new to them treasure.
       
  • July 6 at 4pm – Smoothie Wars
    • Tweens will create their own smoothies from the ingredients we provide in a super fun, healthy summertime adaptation of the television show Cupcake Wars.
       
  • July 13 at 4pm – Field Day
    • Tweens will have the opportunity to play some fun outdoor games before taking the existing game components to create their own new games.

Somerset

  • July 5 at 11am – Friendship Circle
    • Tweens will join an old-fashioned style quilting bee to learn about healthy friendships while coloring a friendship quilt square, making friendship bracelets, and enjoying a friendship snack mix. We will be making and displaying a completed Perry County District Library Friendship quilt at the end of summer with all the individual squares which will be on display at the New Lexington location for the summer wrap up event.

Thornville

  • July 12 at 11am – Friendship Circle
    • Tweens will join an old-fashioned style quilting bee to learn about healthy friendships while coloring a friendship quilt square, making friendship bracelets, and enjoying a friendship snack mix. We will be making and displaying a completed Perry County District Library Friendship quilt at the end of summer with all the individual squares which will be on display at the New Lexington location for the summer wrap up event.

 

Tiny Art Contest

Showcase your creativity with the Tiny Art Show Kit! Stop in at any PCDL location or the bookmobile to pick up your kit or complete your masterpiece at the library! Return your completed masterpiece to any PCDL location and be included in the Tiny Art Display and Contest at the New Lexington Library! Registration is required.

Summer Concert Events

  • Summer Reading Kickoff Concert: Join us for a night of music, fun, and games! We will have yard games, food trucks, local musicians, and more! Performers at this concert will be: Perry Morgan Pickers & Steven Zarate. Food Trucks at this concert will be: Mt. Airy Beef, Hiney's Smoke Shack, and Snowi Gras.
  • Summer Reading Wrap-Up Concert: Join us for a night of music, fun, and games! We will have yard games, food trucks, local musicians, and more! Performers at this concert will be: Sam Rupe & TBD! Food Trucks at this concert will be: The Freedom Grill, Hiney's Smoke Shack, and Snowi Gras.

Family Nights

Join us for weekly Family Nights! Held at the New Lexington Branch Library, these events are great for all ages! Stop at each station to receive a book, themed crafts, goodies, and stop to get your picture with our special guests! Photos are always posted on Facebook after the event for your convenience.

Registration is required. Please email youthservices@pcdl.org if you have any dietary requirements or would like us to withhold your photo on Facebook.

To register, please visit the links below:

Other Family Events

Prizes

  • Groundbreaker: The Groundbreaker is the tween who is the top reader and the top program participant. The Groundbreaker will win a Kindle Fire 7, a crocheted Milkshake stuffie, and other goodies!
     
  • Discoverer: The Discoverer is the tween who is the top reader. The Discoverer will win a prize package that will include a Barnes & Noble Gift Card!
     
  • Geographer: The Geographer is the tween who is the top program participant. The Geographer will win a prize package that will include a Game & Grub Gift Card!
     
  • Voyagers: The Voyagers are the tweens who complete the Summer Reading Program by completing at least 11 badges on Beanstack/the offline tracker. The Voyagers will win a prize pack full of goodies for completing the program.
     
  • Explorers: The Explorers are the tweens who attend a variety of in person programs throughout the county each week. Tweens will earn one entry per program they attend and will be entered to win a weekly basket. Basket themes are:
    • Summer Fun
    • Smoothie Lovers
    • Crafters Delight
    • Art Inspiration
    • Bike Safety
    • Outdoor Fun
       
  • Creators: The Creators are the tweens who complete and submit the quilt coloring page they receive at the Wednesday morning branch programs or in their Bookmobile Grab & Go bag. Tweens who submit their quilt coloring page will be entered in to win a Brothers Sewing Machine.
     
  • Participate in the Tiny Art Contest for a chance to win a Paint Your Own Fun Food Themed Squishies kit.

Book Reviews

Log into your Beanstack account in order to log book reviews. In the top left-hand corner of your screen is a white button that says Add a Review.

There are two types of reviews you can post: a book review or a picture review.

Read a book you want to share your thoughts on? Write a book review to be posted on our landing (home) page!

Create something amazing while working on your Tween Challenges? Snap a picture and post a picture review!

Logging Minutes Read

Keep track of minutes read and log your time in your Beanstack account! By logging your time, Beanstack will keep a running total of minutes read and for every 60 minutes, your tween will earn virtual tickets to be entered into the prize drawings!

To record your time, log into your Beanstack account and in the top left-hand corner of your screen is a pink button that says Log Reading and Activities.

You can also include reviews from this screen.

What is the offline option?

The offline version of the 2023 Summer Reading Program is all done on paper! Call your local library to get registered and pick up a one-page reading and activity tracker!

Trackers are available for all ages and contain the same information as the online version through Beanstack.

At the end of the Summer Reading Program, be sure to turn in your activity tracker no later than July 22, 2023 in order to be eligible for a completion prize