Summer Reading
Create. Read. Inspire. The library’s Summer Reading is back this June and July!
All ages can log activities for the chance to win prizes. The fun starts with Kickoff Week (June 2-5), but you can sign up in-person at any branch or online via Beanstack throughout the season.
This year’s theme is Creativity Happens at our Library! Flex your inner creative this summer; the program runs from June 1 through July 27.
Kickoff Week
Kick off Summer Reading the first week of June with fun programs. Summer Reading is for everyone! All ages—adults, teens and children—are welcome to participate.
Not only will each branch have programs for all ages, but local parks will also get in on the family fun! Summer Reading is for everyone. We can’t wait to see you!
Monday, June 2: Cold Spring Branch
- 10:30 am-12:30 pm: Trash to Treasure — Recycled Crafts, for grades k-5
- 3-8 pm: Makerspace Market, for adults & teens
Tuesday, June 3: Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
- 10-11 am: Tower Tuesday — Honey Hill Farm Mobile Petting Zoo at Tower Park (900 S. Fort Thomas Ave.), for families
- 3-4:30 pm: Creativity Lab, for grades k-5
- 6-8 pm: Explore Pottery & Weaving, for adults & teens
Wednesday, June 4: Newport Branch
- 10-11 am: Book Bus Tour — Bubble Bonanza at Gil Lynn Park (203 Greendevil Ln., Dayton, KY), for families
- 1-3 pm: Bloom into You, for adults & teens
- 1:30-3 pm: Family Art Festival, for families
Thursday, June 5: Alexandria Branch
- 10-11 am: Jolly Thursday — Madcap Puppets presents “Monsters of Baseball,” for families
- Noon-5 pm: Tune into Reading, for all ages
Summer Reading Rules to Win
Patrons of all ages can track their activities for the chance to win prizes from June 1-July 27. Track your activities with Beanstack or paper logs. Pick up paper logs in person at any branch.
Want to print logs at home? Download an activity log here.
Win a book and an entry into a weekly themed-prize for every five activities logged. Activities can be repeated (i.e., if you read every day, you can log it multiple times). Log one activity per day only.
Summer Reading Activities:
- Read
- Attend a Library Program
- Use Library Materials or Resources
Weekly Prizes
Enter into drawings for weekly themed prizes. Prizes are drawn per branch and for each age group: adults, teens and children. If you’re interested in one theme over the other, you can save your entries for that week! View the themes below and plan accordingly.
- Week 1 (June 1-7): Outdoor Adventure
- Week 2 (June 8-14): Music
- Week 3 (June 15-21): Games
- Week 4 (June 22-28): Cooking
- Week 5 (June 29-July 5): Cozy Movie Night
- Week 6 (July 6-12): Local Favorites
- Week 7 July 13-19): Build It
- Week 8 (July 20-27): Art
Checkout Challenge
Each branch will also host a Checkout Challenge (separate from the main Summer Reading Challenge). Get an entry into a midsummer and finale prize drawing EVERY time you check out. All ages.
Midsummer Prize (July 1): $50 Target Gift Card
Finale Prize (July 28): $100 Kroger Grift Card
Tower Tuesdays & Jolly Thursdays
Tower Tuesdays and Jolly Thursdays are back! Our Outreach Department will visit Fort Thomas’ Tower Park on Tuesdays and Alexandria’s A.J. Jolly Park on Thursdays from 10-11 am for family-friendly fun.
Book Bus on Tour
Along with Tower Tuesdays & Jolly Thursdays, the Outreach Department will also hit the road for their annual summer reading tour! Bring the whole family to hang out with the library at local parks across Campbell County this June & July. All programs take place on Wednesdays at 10 to 11 am.
Channel Your Creativity!
No matter your age or where you live in Campbell County, fun is in store this summer at the library. Inspired by the theme of creativity, each branch has an array of programming in store, from crafts to performances to game nights and more.
Summer Reading Finales
Save the date for end-of-summer fun. To celebrate a season of programs, challenges and more, we put together finales for each age group.
Adult Summer Reading Finale
Art After Hours
7-9 pm Friday, July 25
Take in the work of local artists at the Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch while enjoying food, live music and floral arrangements.
Teen Summer Reading Finales
Registration is required.
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch: Art Heist Escape Room
3-5 pm Saturday, July 26
Can you escape this art-museum-themed room before time runs out? This escape room will run twice during the program time, at 3 pm and 4 pm.
Cold Spring Branch: Teen Taste Test Challenge
1 pm Saturday, July 26
Can you tell the difference between local restaurants? Win the contest by having the best palette and earn a prize!
Newport Branch: After-Hours Mini Lock In
5-9 pm Saturday, July 26
Play games and eat snacks in an after-hours mini lock in for teens.
Children’s Summer Reading Finales
Cold Spring Branch: Squirt Gun Painting
4 pm Thursday, July 24
Celebrate a fantastic Summer Reading season with a messy art project!
Newport Branch: Back-to-School Bash
3-6 pm Friday, July 25
Help us celebrate the end of another summer reading with our back-to-school party. Kids from kindergarten to 12th grade can fill a free backpack with school supplies.
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch: Cupcake Decorating
10 am-noon Saturday, July 26
Wrap up the summer with frosting and fun! Learn how to transform ordinary cupcakes into edible masterpieces with colorful frostings, sprinkles, and more.
Alexandria Library Art Show
All day Saturday & Sunday, July 26-27
The Alexandria Branch is celebrating the end of Summer Reading with the return of their art show. Drop off work between July 21-July 25 and have it displayed for the public to vote on their favorites. All ages. Winners receive a prize.
Thank You!
Thank you to our Summer Reading 2025 sponsor, the Friends of the Campbell County Public Library.
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