June 9 – August 10, 2025 Register starting June 9 in KidSpace or online and earn beads daily! Read and earn check point prizes at days 10, 20, and 30 along with a drawing ticket for a Grand Prize. Game play ends August 10, but prizes can be picked up in KidSpace through August 30, 2025. Summer Reading finishers will receive a special invitation to the End of Summer Reading event in August!
Sponsors: More information coming soon!
Grand Prizes
Telescope
LEGO Mars Rover
Play Tent and Star Projector
Summer Reading: Read for the Stars June 1-August 31 Grades 7-12
Register in Beanstack to log the time you spend reading and you could earn any of the following prizes:
Sign up for Summer Reading to earn a book from our giveaway cart and a Glummy keychain. Sign up before June 1st to get a Teen Underground t-shirt.
Read 2 hours to earn entry in the grand prize drawing of your choice, plus entry in twice monthly surprise gift card drawings.
Win our Black Hole Bingo two different ways to earn a summer fun tote bag filled with goodies, plus your choice of book.
Read for 5 hours to earn a space-themed treat.
Grand Prizes
Star Gazer – Telescope and Star Gazing Supplies
Space Explorer – Family Star Pass for the Adler Planetarium (Includes unlimited entry to the museum for one year with access to all exhibitions and experiences for 2 adults and all household children up to age 17) OR an American Science & Surplus gift card of equal value
June 1-August 31
2025 Adult Summer Reading Challenge
The Niles-Maine District Library 2025 Adult Summer Reading Program is open to readers ages 18 and up. Read books, eBooks, listen to audiobooks or eAudiobooks – they all count towards an entry! For each title that you complete, select any one of the following options to submit a log:
Paper log
Pick up a paper log on the second floor, fill it out, and then return it in the second floor ballot box for submission.
Online form
Fill out and submit the electronic form below.
Beanstack
Click here to sign up for a Beanstack account, and then once registered, fill out and submit a Beanstack reading log.
For the first log you submit, you win a first log prize* (while supplies last), and for every log submitted counts as an entry to win one of the three grand prizes!
*Paper log – Turn in your first paper log to the second floor service desk for first log prize.
*Online form/Beanstack – Show library card to second floor service desk for first log prize.
Grand Prizes
Family membership to the Adler Planetarium
Telescope
Solar System Prize Package
Summer Reading Events
Summer Reading Launch Event Saturday, June 14, 5-7 p.m. | All Ages
Suit up as we prepare to blast off into Summer Reading! This after hours event will feature out of this world movies, intergalactic mini-golf, and space themed treats! DROP IN
Summer Reading Pool Party
Wednesday, August 7, 3-5 p.m. OR
Friday, August 9, 1-3 p.m.
For Families Location: Niles Family Fitness Center, Niles
Celebrate Summer Reading at this family friendly pool party. Registration opens after readers reach the second checkpoint. Register for one date only. REGISTER
Volunteer this Summer!
Summer Reading Volunteer Orientation
Grades 7-12
Enjoy helping younger kids? Earn service hours while hanging out with your friends. Learn what you will be doing and how to schedule shifts.
New Volunteers: You must attend one orientation session to volunteer. Fill out the application, then you’ll be emailed a temporary password and pin number to login to your account and sign up for an orientation session.
Returning Volunteers: Email youth@nileslibrary.org with the subject heading Summer Reading 2024 for more information.
