07/31/2024

Commerce Township Community Library welcomes you to our 2024 Adult Summer Reading Challenge!

This year's theme is Adventure Begins at Your Library! Sign up here.

How it works: 

  • Earn a virtual badge and raffle ticket for every 10 points you earn.
    • Earn 1 point for every day you read, 1 point for every activity you do, and 1 point for every book review you make!
  • Enter your virtual raffle tickets into the grand prize drawings of your choice.
  • Earn up to 200 points to get more chances to win a grand prize!

Plus get the following prizes: 

  • Registration: Vote for a local charity! At the end of the summer, our staff will make a donation to the winning charity.
  • 25 points: Halfway there! Earn another vote for a local charity, and get community coupons. See below for a full list.
  • 50 points: Choose a free book and another vote for a local charity!

2024 Summer Reading Challenges

  • Baby Summer Reading Challenge: Ages 0-2
    • Grand Prizes: Baby Gift Set, Elmo Set, Fisher-Price Vacuum, Little People Farm Set, Little Tykes Cozy Coupe Dinosaur Car
  • Kids Summer Reading Challenge: Ages 3-8
    • Grand Prizes: Art Set, Take Apart Construction Set, 790 pc. LEGO Set, Mystery Squishmallow Box, Sphero Indi at-home Learning Kit
  • Tween Summer Reading Challenge: Ages 8-12
    • Grand Prizes: 10 Person Party to Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Mommy Dinosaur with Babies, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Gross Science Kit, Pokémon Paldea First Partner Plush 3 Pack, Sphero Mini Activity Kit
  • Teen Summer Reading Challenge: Ages 13-18
    • Grand Prizes: “Cozy Sleep” Bundle featuring a Lush Gift Set, D&D Icons of The Realms: Beholder Collector's Box, I am Groot LEGO, Instax Mini 9 Instant Camera, Otamatone
  • Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Ages 19+
    • Grand Prizes: $125 Schuler Books Gift Card + Bundle, $220 Gift Card JL Therapeutics, Detroit Zoo 1-Year Family Membership, Kindle Fire, Osprey Backpacks Set

Who are the local charities?

  • Byer's Homestead: The historically significant Byers Homestead Park is a small park located on the south side of Commerce Road, situated along the Huron River. The property was first settled in 1825 and The Friends of Byers formed in 1995 in recognition of the need to protect the homestead for future generations to enjoy.
  • Commerce Township Parks and Recreation: In total, Commerce Township owns and operates 12 public parks encompassing more than 1200 acres of land. The Charter Township of Commerce, in conjunction with several recreational leagues, offers a variety of programs such as senior programs, Little League, Concerts in the Park, Scarlet’s Smile Foundation, etc. 
  • Hospitality House Food Pantry: A food pantry feeding those in need in Oakland and Wayne Counties and the surrounding Michigan communities.
  • Words of Hope 4 Life: Our mission is to develop and implement new and innovative ways to integrate mental wellness, prevention and harm reduction into communities; specifically, but not limited to, during times of crisis. We focus on 4 pillars of mental wellness to create opportunities to infuse skills, tools, and protective measures- ultimately creating emotionally healthy, supported, and thriving future generations.

What are the Halfway Coupons?

We've had such an outpouring of support from our local businesses! Check this list of local businesses who have offered to give you a coupon for a free services or items when you hit 25 points in our Summer Reading Challenge! Thank you again to these wonderful partners this summer season. 

Ready to sign up? All Ages (0 and up!) can click here to download the Beanstack App and start tracking your Summer Reading!

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