Summer Reading
All ages can track their reading online to win prizes all summer long!
Due to the coronavirus, our annual summer reading program looks a little different this year than in years past. The program is entirely online. See below for lots of ways to participate, have fun and earn prizes!
Register on Beanstack
Use Beanstack to register online for Summer Reading. Beanstack is a website and app that allows you to track your reading and earn prizes by participating in reading challenges. You can register as an individual, family or classroom. Visit our Beanstack page to create your account and learn more.
Register on Beanstack
Read & Win
Children (Newborn – Age 11)
How to Participate:
Read (or be read to) four hours to enter weekly drawings for gift cards. Receive an entry for the grand prize for every four hours read. You can track and submit hours online through Beanstack.
There will be four winners each week for the weekly gift card drawings and four winners for the grand prize.
- Weekly Prize
- $20 gift cards to Target or Amazon
- Grand Prize
- Six-month subscription to Kiwi Crates (STEAM & Science Kits for Kids)
Teens & Tweens (Ages 11 – 19)
How to Participate:
Read five hours to enter weekly drawings for themed prize packs and to receive an entry for the midsummer prize. Read 30 hours to win a book and an entry for the grand prize. You can track and submit hours online through Beanstack.
There will be four winners each week for the weekly prize packs. There will also be four winners for the midsummer prize and grand prize.
- Weekly Prize Themes
- Electronics Week: June 6 – 13
- Board Games Week: June 14 – 20
- Chill & Relax Week: June 21 – 27
- Musical Week: June 28 – July 4
- #Trending Week: July 5 – 11
- Sports Week: July 12 – 18
- Fandom Week: July 19 – 25
- Art Week: July 26 – 31
- Midsummer Prize
- Fujifilm Instax Camera
- Grand Prize
- Amazon Fire Tablet
Adults
How to Participate:
Read five hours to enter weekly drawings for gift cards. You will also receive an entry for the midsummer prize and grand summer prize for every five hours read. You can track and submit hours online through Beanstack.
There will be four winners each week for the weekly gift card drawings. There will also be four winners for the midsummer prize and grand prize.
- Weekly Prize
- $20 gift cards to a variety of places. Smashburger, Home Depot, Amazon and Starbucks are just a few!
- Midsummer Prize
- $50 Target gift card
- Grand Prize
- $100 Target gift card
Online Programs
Unfortunately, we will not be able to have our Summer Reading Kickoff, Jolly Thursdays, Tower Tuesdays or other programs at our branches this summer. Don’t worry though! We have lots of online programs planned that you can enjoy from home.
Our online programs are primarily divided into three different types: Take & Make programs, Zoom programs and YouTube programs.
Take & Make Programs
Registration is required for these virtual programs. The programs include Take & Make bags that will provide everything you need to participate. Take & Make bags must be picked up three days prior to the program for those who have registered unless arrangements have been made.
The tutorial for each program will be available on the designated program date and time by visiting https://www.cc-pl.org/articles.
Zoom Programs
These are live programs that will be conducted via Zoom, a free online video conferencing platform. Registration is required. On the day of the program, we will email you with the link to join the live program. You are not required to have a Zoom account.
YouTube Programs
These programs will be released on our YouTube channel on the program date and time listed. Story times, yoga and a tour of the animals at Good Green Earth Farm are just a few of the ones we have planned. There is no need to register for these programs. However, you can sign up to receive an email reminder for the program so you can make sure you don’t miss it!
Our YouTube Channel
View the Schedule
Start planning your summer of virtual fun by browsing our upcoming programs below!
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Saturday, July 26, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
Alexandria Library Art Show
Registration Required
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Summer Reading Finale: Cupcake Decorating
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Teen Summer Reading Finale: Taste Test Challenge
Registration Required
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Teen Summer Reading Finale: Art Heist Escape Room
Registration Required
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Teen Summer Reading Finale: After Hours Mini Lock In
Registration Required
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Newport Branch
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Sunday, July 27, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
Alexandria Library Art Show
Registration Required
Sunday, July 27, 2025, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Alexandria Branch
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Monday, July 28, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Tuesday, July 29, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Thursday, July 31, 2025, All Day
Newport Branch
On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Virtual Science Talk: The Stories, Science and History of Birds with Jay Falk
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Digital Connect: Newport Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Newport Branch
Newport Book Club: 'Listen for the Lie' by Amy Tintera
Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Digital Connect: Newport Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Newport Branch
Digital Connect: Newport Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Newport Branch
Must Read Romance: YA Romance—Summer Vacation
Registration Required
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Spotlight Series: 'Benefactors of Posterity: The Founding Era of the Filson Historical Society 1884-1899' with Daniel Gifford
Registration Required
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tween Book Club: School
Registration Required
Friday, August 8, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Digital Connect: Fort Thomas Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Challenging Reads Book Club: 'Parable of the Sower' by Octavia Butler
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Coffee & Conversation: 'The Six' by Loren Grush
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Digital Connect: Fort Thomas Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Manga to Anime Club: Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
Registration Required
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Cup of Crime: 'Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers' by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Digital Connect: Fort Thomas Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Spotlight Series: History of Trains in Kentucky with Bob Hamilton of the La Grange Railroad Museum
Registration Required
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Books and Brunch Book Club: 'The Kamogawa Food Detectives' by Hisashi Kashiwai
Registration Required
Saturday, August 16, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
You've Been Booked: 'The Red Pyramid' by Rick Riordan
Monday, August 18, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Tuesday Book Club: 'Velvet Was the Night' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Cold Spring Branch
Digital Connect: Alexandria Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Cam's Kids Book Club: 'Golden Gate- Building the Mighty Bridge' by Elizabeth Partridge
Registration Required
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Digital Connect: Alexandria Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Newport Branch
No Categories
Virtual Author Talk: Casey McQuiston - Returning to Romance Through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Digital
Homeschool Book to Movie Club: 'The Wild Robot' by Peter Brown
Registration Required
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Digital Connect: Alexandria Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Spotlight Series: The Unknown Legend of the Cincinnati Strangler with J.T. Townsend
Registration Required
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Digital Connect: Cold Spring Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Digital Connect: Cold Spring Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Virtual Author Talk: Organizational Psychologist Dr. Tash Eurich - 'How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos'
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
No Categories
Digital Connect: Cold Spring Branch- For Ages 60+
Registration Required
Thursday, August 28, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Senior Planet: Intro to Sleep Technologies
Registration Required
Friday, August 29, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Newport Branch
Newport Book Club: Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Bridges to Healthcare Careers
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Virtual Author Talk with Hannah Nicole Maehrer: On Writing Darkly Charming Villainous Love
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Digital
DIY Fidget Bracelets
Registration Required
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Must Read Romance: Pirate Romance
Registration Required
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Dungeons & Dragons
Registration Required
Friday, September 5, 2025, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Northern Kentucky Health Department Mobile Unit
Monday, September 8, 2025, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Uke Can Play the Ukulele
Registration Required
Monday, September 8, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Design Your Own Puzzle
Registration Required
Monday, September 8, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Minecraft Club
Registration Required
Monday, September 8, 2025, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Homeschool Hangout: Giant Games
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Community Conversation: Shaping Our Region's Future
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Youth First: state-wide initiative to support those 16-24 years of age in accessing employment opportunities
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Ice Cream Spaghetti
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
DIY wood coasters
Attendance FULL/Waitlist Available
Registration Required
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Rough Draft Collab Writer's Club
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Take and Make: Spy Code Craft
Registration Required
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Newport Branch
Cozy Time for Babies
Registration Required
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Baby Bounce and Rhyme
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - Thursday, September 11, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Northern Kentucky Health Department Mobile Unit
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Virtual Author Talk: Jefferson Fisher- Argue Less and Talk More
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Coffee & Conversation: 'Yellowface' by R.F. Kuang
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Manga to Anime Club: 'The Seven Deadly Sins' by Nakaba Suzuki
Registration Required
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Author Talk & Paint: "Tropetails"
Registration Required
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Cup of Crime: 'The Woman in the Library' by Sulari Gentill
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Baby Time with Melodies to Grow On
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Cold Spring Branch
Baby Wigglers
Registration Required
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Storytime with Urban Native Collective
Registration Required
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Community Conversation: Shaping Our Region's Future
Registration Required
Friday, September 12, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Newport Branch
Tween Book Club: Animal Main Character
Registration Required
Friday, September 12, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens
Registration Required
Friday, September 12, 2025, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Puppy Tales
Registration Required
Saturday, September 13, 2025, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
You've Been Booked: 'Two Degrees' by Alan Gratz
Monday, September 15, 2025, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Monday Night Movie: A Minecraft Movie
Monday, September 15, 2025, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Tuesday Bookclub: The Lion Women of Tehran
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:15 am
Cold Spring Branch
Homeschool Hive: A Rabbit is a Mammal
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Homeschool Hive: Rabbit Families
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Talking Tech Troubles: Streaming Services
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Cam's Kids Book Club: 'Up, Up, Ever Up Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda'
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Light-Up Bookmarks
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Challenging Reads Book Club: 'Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Cozy Time for Babies
Registration Required
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Baby Bounce and Rhyme
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Newport Branch
Virtual Author Talk: Gabe Henry- Our failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Digital
Bedazzled Craft
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Thursday, September 18, 2025, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Newport Branch
Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
No Categories
Baby Wigglers
Registration Required
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Homeschool Book to Movie Club: 'Star Wars: A New Hope The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy' by Alexandra Bracken
Registration Required
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Clay Crafts of India
Registration Required
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Mini Book Charm
Registration Required
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Flower Pen Bouquets
Registration Required
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Family Roblox Club
Registration Required
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Teen Hangout: Textured Canvas Painting
Monday, September 22, 2025, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cold Spring Branch
Beaded Succulents
Registration Required
Monday, September 22, 2025, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Newport Branch
Supported Story Time
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
DIY Felt Flowers
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Thursday, September 25, 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
Clay trinket dish
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Alexandria Branch
Easing into Home Ownership
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cold Spring Branch
DIY Felt Flowers (Repeat Program)
Registration Required
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch