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June 1 – August 3

Reading Challenge cards coming soon!

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Reading Challenge Details

Important Dates:

  • Challenge Cards Available: Monday, May 18

  • Official Challenge: June 1 – August 3

  • First Day of Prize Redemption: Monday, June 8

Important Notes:

  • Read in your preferred format – audio, digital, and physical all count!

  • A parent or caregiver’s signature is required for child and teen participants.

  • Adult participants must provide their MPHPL card number. If you don’t have a card, get started on our Get A Card webpage.

  • Prize book can be selected from any age group.

  • If a parent/adult caregiver wants to limit selection choice, they must accompany the child/teen for book pickup.

  • Limit one reading challenge card redemption per person.

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Mark a square for each activity you complete. 
Titles can be used to complete more than one square.

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Complete all five squares marked with a beach ball and bring your card to a service desk for a prize.

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Complete the entire card and return it for a new book from our prize book selections.

Use the alternate challenges below for up to four of the challenge squares:

Libby logo featuring an illustrated person reading a teal book inside a white circle, next to the text 'Libby' on a maroon background.

Libby

Read a magazine on Libby
Freegal Music logo on a red background featuring an illustration of three white arcs above the words 'freegal music' and a plus sign in white letters.

Freegal

Download or stream a song on Freegal
Kanopy logo featuring the word kanopy in white lowercase letters against a black background.

Kanopy

Watch a video on Kanopy
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Attend an MPHPL program in person or online

Attend a program

Snowflake Small Prize Options

Complete the five squares marked with a snowflake and show your challenge card at any service desk to receive one small prize or candy.

Winter Reading Wrap-Up Party

Thursday, February 26 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Harris Branch

Celebrate the end of our Reading Challenge with crafts, games and special character visits. 

Learn More

Book Prize Lists

Children

Board Books and Picture Books
Beginning Readers and EZ Fiction
Fiction
Non-Fiction

Tween & Teen

Fiction
Non-Fiction

Adult

Fiction
Fiction Cont. & Non-Fiction

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