Teens – Recommended for grades 6-12

Aim to be an All-Star reader.

How to participate:

All you need to get started is to go online or sign up at any one of our libraries.

Beginning June 1st, track your reading online. For every four hours that you read, you have completed a level. Once a level is complete, visit any Library location to collect a prize.

Teens can win the following prizes:

win prizes
  • Level 1 – Book
  • Level 2 – Carabiner Key Chain
  • Level 3 – Ear Buds and an entry into the grand prize drawing

This year’s grand prizes are better than ever! Teens who reach Level 3 by June 30th are entered to win a drawing for a family four pack of passes to Coney Island! If you reach Level 3 by July 31st, you will be entered to win four tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game!

Free Red's Tickets Free Coney Island Tickets

After you have completed Level 3, keep reading for the chance to earn more entries into the grand prize drawing! For each additional four hours read, you will earn another entry.

The teen who reads the most at each Library location will win a Nook Color!

Kickoff Celebrations

Help us kick off Summer Reading! We’re hosting nine special kickoff parties just for teens at the following locations:

Bond Hill Branch Friday, June 3rd 4:00 p.m.
Reading Branch Friday, June 3rd 6:00 p.m.
West End Branch Monday, June 6th 4:00 p.m.
College Hill Branch Friday, June 10th 6:30 p.m.
Anderson Branch Friday, June 10th 6:30 p.m.
Teen Spot Friday, June 10th 6:30 p.m.
Westwood Branch Friday, June 10th 6:30 p.m.
Corryville Branch Saturday, June 11th 1:00 p.m.
Harrison Branch Saturday, June 11th 2:00 p.m.

We’ll have board games or video games, food, and music! Check each location for specifics.

Then be sure to visit your local library all summer to pick up books and attend some of our fun programs!