Summer Reading Club is coming!

How to Participate

Register! Download the free READsquared app and search for Bentonville Public Library or visit the READsquared Website.

Start reading! Earn prizes by logging the minutes you read from May 30 to July 29.

For pre-readers - rising 6th graders:

  • Earn a small prize for every three hours you read, up to 12 hours.
  • Complete 15 hours of reading for a FREE BOOK and an entry into a grand prize drawing.
  • You'll earn an extra entry into the grand prize drawing for each additional 3 hours you read, after 15.
  • Random prize drawings will take place throughout the summer. Any child who has logged minutes in READsquared during the week of the drawing will be eligible to win.
  • If you'd like to record your reading on a paper log, pick one up at the Library.

For teens entering 7th - 12th grade:

  • Enjoy weekly ‘big prize’ drawings all summer long!  One hour of reading = one entry to the prize of your choice. 
  • Participate in our Teen Summer Reading Bingo for a chance to earn additional prizes.
  • Complete 15 hours of reading for a FREE BOOK and an entry into a grand prize drawing.
  • You'll earn an extra entry into the grand prize drawing for each additional 3 hours you read, after 15.
  • If you'd like to record your reading on a paper log, pick one up at the Library.

For adults 18 years and older:

  • Enjoy weekly gift card drawings for participating!
  • One hour of reading = one entry to the prize of your choice. 
  • Complete 30 hours of reading for an entry into a grand prize drawing.

Key Dates

  • Tuesday, May 30 - Summer Reading begins! Start reading and logging your minutes
  • Monday, July 17 - First day to pick up prize books
  • Saturday, July 29 - Last day to log reading
  • Tuesday, August 1 - Children's and Teen grand prize drawings

Library Events

Find all of our events on our website calendar or in the Summer Event Brochure (coming soon).

Virtual Programs & Resources

Reading Makes You Smarter!

  • Score higher on reading achievement tests! (Roman, S., Carran, D.T., and Fiore, C.D. (2010). The Dominican Study:Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Reading Gap. RiverForest, IL: Dominican University Graduate School of Library & Information Science.)
  • Close the rich/poor reading achievement gap. (Alexander, K. (April 2009). Hopkins Study?public libraries determinativein school success. ODE, 72.)
  • Free voluntary reading is as effective! (Krashen, S. (1989). "We acquire vocabulary and spelling by reading: Additional evidence for the Input Hypothesis." Modern Language Journal73: 440-464.)

 

Assoc. for Library Services to Children

Summer Reading Lists (2023 coming soon)

Birth - Preschool

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

3rd - 5th Grade

6th - 8th Grade

Sponsors

  • Program Sponsor: Friends of the Bentonville Public Library
  • the Arkansas State Library is providing READsquared with CARES Act funding made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
  • Sponsored in part by a grant from U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services to the Arkansas State Library under the provisions of the Library Services & Technology Act & other generous donations to the Library.
  • Arkansas Arts Council
  • ReaderLink

Partners

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