The Teen Summer Reading Program is for teens and tweens entering Grades 5-12 or recent graduates.
How to Participate:
Sign up in person OR online. The adventure kicks off June 24th and goes until August 9th.
To sign up in person, visit the Young Adult (YA) reference desk at Newport Public Library (NPL) and receive a Summer Reading Starter Pack!
OR
Sign up online via Beanstack.
Complete any of the 12 activities to earn points. Each activity earns you 1 point. Activities can be repeated as many times as you’d like. The activities are:
- Read a book or listen to an audiobook for 20 minutes
- Attend a library program
- Compete with your friends on our PS4 or Wii
- Follow us on TikTok or Instagram
- Leave a positive message on our chalk columns
- Review a book you’ve read: Submit your review online or print PDF to turn into the YA or Children’s reference desks.
- Read a RITBA (Rhode Island Teen Book Award) book.
- Download a book from Libby or Hoopla. Call or visit a librarian for assistance if you need it.
- Complete a Take & Make Craft
- Work on the community puzzle in YA
- Tell a librarian about an adventure you went on recently
Prizes!
- 5 points – Custom designed buttons from our Teen Advisory Board
- 10 points – $10 Gift Card donated by Ben & Jerry’s
- 15 points – Colorful drinking tumblers
- 20 points – Glow in the dark “squishes”
- 25 points – Newport Gulls tee donated by Newport Gulls Ltd. OR a $10 gift card from Game Stop.
Grand Prizes:
Apple Airpods
Polaroid Camera
Kindle with Case
The Raffle Drawing for the Grand Prizes will be on the final day of summer reading. *Prizes will need to be picked up at the library. Prizes will not be mailed. Winners will be notified immediately and will have one week to claim their prize.*
Thank You to the Friends of the Newport Public Library!
We would like to thank the Friends of Newport Public Library for their generous donation providing our performer and the grand prizes.
We also wish to thank generous local prize donors: Ben & Jerry’s and the Newport Gulls.