Adult Summer Reading Challenge

July 2 - August 11, 2024

Register on Beanstack, an electronic reporting software that can be accessed using a mobile device or computer, or at any Lambton County Library location. Log the books you read and participate in activities to earn badges to win prizes. Challenge yourself to read something different this summer!

Reading Suggestions

Not sure what to read? Browse our curated book lists for suggestions on materials to borrow with your Lambton County Library card!

Indigenous Authors

Published before 1950

Activity Badges

Earn activity badges while exploring the community for a chance to win a prize. Adults will be entered into a draw to win one of five $50 Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Gift Certificates for each Beanstack badge earned for the activity they completed.

Challenge Yourshelf Badge

Get out of your comfort zone and read a genre that you haven't explored before! Six genres have been selected and reading lists will be available if you are looking for suggestions. Read one book in any of the genres listed and earn the Challenge Yourshelf activity badge:

Book by an Indigenous author
Book published before 1950
Speculative fiction
Historical fiction
Modern retelling of a classic
Nonfiction history

Active Transportation Badge

Choose one of the following active forms of transportation instead of driving this summer to earn the Active Transportation activity badge:

Walk
Bike
Ride a horse
Run
Roller blade
Wheelchair

Adventurer Badge

Complete one of the following activities to earn the Adventurer activity badge:

Visit a local museum
Enjoy a local park, beach, or nature trail
Visit a Story Walk
Visit a local landmark

Family Tree Badge

Complete one of the following activities to earn the Family Tree activity badge:

Make and try an old family recipe
Use one of the History and Genealogy resources listed on our website, tell us which one and what you learned
Visit the Lambton County Archives
Attend or register for a Show & Tell program

Lifelong Learner Badge

Complete one of the following activities to earn the Lifelong Learner activity badge:

Sign up for a library card
Watch a virtual Author Talk – livestream or recorded
Try reading in Libby – eBook, eAudiobook, or eMagazine
Attend a library program
Try one of our Online Courses – LinkedIn Learning, Gale or Mango

Completion Prize Draw

Any adult who completes the challenge by earning all the activity badges will be entered into a draw to win their choice of a prize valued at $200. The winner will be able to select from the following:

adult leisure scooter

Adult Scooter and helmet

Illuminated lawn game called "Kan Jam"

Kan Jam Original Disc Throwing Game and a portable speaker

Viking Village lego set

Adult Lego set

A hand holding out a Tourism Sarnia-Lambton gift certificate

$200 Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Gift Certificate