
Haddonfield Public Library
since 1917

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The Summer Reading Challenge begins June 18 and ends August 31. Kids can drop off completed logs and receive their reward coupon anytime through the summer. Winners of the teen and adult prizes will be notified in September.
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Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.
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Log your reading and/or complete activities to earn extra chances to win the grand prize
The Prizes
Adults
GIVE IT A SPIN
Our grand prize! A pottery class at Markeim for up to eight people
WEEKYLY DRAWINGS
Log your reading each week for a chance to win giftcards to Haddonfield businesses!
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Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.
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Log your reading and/or complete activities to earn tickets.
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Use those tickets to win one of our three grand prizes.
Teens
The Prizes
Grades 6-12
EAT THE RAINBOW
Candy-Coated Happiness Inside!
ALL ABOUT THE BASS-KET
Feel the Beat!
FROM DOODLES TO DREAMS
Sketch It, Paint It, Make It Yours!
Option #1
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Pick up your reading log beginning June 19. Complete all the activities to earn the reward.
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Bring your log into the library to receive your prize!
Option #2
Kids
Up to grade 5
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Register for summer reading on the Beanstack website or download the app from the app store or Google Play.
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Complete all the activities to earn the reward.
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Come into the library to receive your prize!
The Prize
Coming soon.
summer Reading Begins!
June 18
Children's reading logs will be available to pick up at the circulation desk in the kids' department.
Teen and adult Beanstack challenges will be active on this day but pre-registration will be available.
Mess-tival!
June 26
Ages 3-17
Kick off summer with a wild and wonderful Mess-tival! Get ready to get messy with a variety of colorful, creative, and entertaining activities:
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Splatter Art – Fling paint like Pollock and let your imagination fly!
Sand Art – Layer vibrant sand into mini masterpieces.
Water Ice – Cool off with a sweet, frosty treat.
Community Art Project – Help create a one-of-a-kind collaborative art project that will brighten our space all summer long.
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Registration opens June 1.
Virtual Author Events for Kids & Teens
KatherineApplegate
June 24
Raúl The Third
July 8
Marie Lu
July 17
Rex Ogle
July 23
Resources and Activities
SUMMER GUIDES

NEA's summer reading resources
https://www.nea.org/resource-library/get-serious-about-summer-reading
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PBS Kids summer activity guides
https://www.pbs.org/parents/summer
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Start With a Book activities
https://www.startwithabook.org/
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Reading Rockets summer resources
https://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer
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NoveList's summer reading guide
https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/novelist/summer-reading-your-2021-guide
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ALSC's summer reading lists
http://www.ala.org/alsc/publications-resources/book-lists/2021-summer-reading-list
FAMILY ACTIVITIES

Babble Dabble Doo
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Exploratorium
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Instructables
https://www.instructables.com/craft
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Little Bins for Little Hands
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com
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Pop Goes the Page (Princeton University's Cotsen Children's Library book-related craft blog)
https://popgoesthepage.princeton.edu
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Steam Powered Family
https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/category/activities
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Steve Spangler Science Experiments:
https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiment-library/