Reading Challenges
Summer Reading
Summer Reading begins May 31, 2025
Join us for our Epic Summer Kickoff Party and geck-yo read on with NCPL!
When: Saturday, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
About the Event:
- Reading Programs for all ages
- Presentations at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m.
- Register for Summer
- Akron Zoomobile
- Hands-on demonstrations from COSI on Wheels
- Free ice cream for everyone from Dairy Queen
Children’s Summer Reading Club
For children ages 2–12
Visit the library to register and receive an NCPL folder with stickers. As you read, you’ll earn tickets to enter the grand prize drawing (winners selected after July 26). Receive the final prize when you complete your Reading Record!
Help us reach our children’s reading goal of 350,000 minutes read!
Adult and Teen Summer Reading
For ages 13+
Register for our Adult and Teen Summer Reading Club to stay informed about library events and win epic prizes!
Earn points for each hour read and each activity completed. Points can be redeemed for prizes!
Choose Your Epic Reading Path:
- Online via Beanstack to earn digital entry tickets for grand prize baskets.
- In-person (traditional program) to earn paper entry tickets for grand prize baskets, plus additional incentives inside the library.
Five Prize Levels:
- Level 1: Free DQ Dilly Bar + Raffle Ticket
- Level 2: Free DQ Cone + Raffle Ticket
- Level 3: Free DQ Cupcake + Raffle Ticket
- Level 4: NCPL Tumbler Ice Cube Mold + Raffle Ticket
- Level 5: NCPL Glass Tumbler + Raffle Ticket
All prizes are available while supplies last.
Thank you to our Epic Summer sponsors!
350,000-Minute Goal
Help us reach our children’s reading goal of 350,000 minutes read!
Step 1
Beginning May 31, visit the library and register for the Children’s Epic Summer Reading Club.
Step 2
Track your reading to earn prizes and tickets for grand prize drawings. Help us reach our community goal! Epic Summer Reading ends July 26.
When we reach the 350,000-minute goal, the Friends of the Library, Rotary Club of North Canton, and Daystar Auto Group will make a donation of more than $1,000 each to the North Canton Cares Pantry and Stark County Pet Food Pantry.
Benefitting North Canton Cares Panty and Stark County Pet Food Bank
Thanks to North Canton Rotary Club, Friends of the North Canton Public Library and Daystar Auto Group
1,000 Books Reading Challenge
For ages 0–5
It doesn’t matter if your child is three or just three months. There’s no better time to start than now! Reading helps build social and emotional skills, sparks creativity and imagination, promotes bonding, and helps kids do well overall in school.
Log each time you read a book to earn awesome badges. For every 100 books, stop into the North Canton Public Library to take a photo with our milestone Photo Booth!
2025 Year of Reading Challenge for Adults
For ages 18+
In 2025, we’re encouraging adults to read all year long. There will be prizes along the way and a grand prize at the end, and in order to enter, you just need to read books.
Every book you read, up to 100 books, earns you a ticket toward the grand prize drawing at the end of the year for a book lover’s basket. Each month will also have its own theme, and folks who read a book related to that theme will have the chance to win a gift card at the end of the month.
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