READ, RENEW, REPEAT!

This summer, Read, Renew, Repeat!

Conservation as a movement focuses on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity. iREAD 2024: Read, Renew, Repeat makes for a wonderfully diversified summer reading program that encourages reading as a restorative method of self-improvement and self-preservation.

Engaging programs are planned throughout the summer focusing on conservation, recycling, and endangered species.

Summer Reading is a FREE program for all ages; no registration is required. There will be 2 sessions to choose from and they will be held at the library.

7 Tuesdays: June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9, and July 16.

Session 1 will be from 9:15 to10:00
Session 2 will be from 10:30 to 11:15

May contain: advertisement, poster, recycling symbol, symbol, and person

TRACING YOUR READING

We are excited to use Beanstack again this year for our Summer Reading Challenges! Beanstack is a digital way you can track the books or minutes you read with reading challenges. These challenges are available for all ages! As you track your reading and earn badges you will be entered into a drawing for prizes!

Reading Challenge for littles (ages 0 -6) - Read 40 Books
Reading Challenge for kids (ages 7 - 12) - Read for 600 minutes (10 hours)
Reading Challenge for teens (ages 13 - 18)- Read for 1200 minutes (20 hours)
Reading Challenge for Adults- Read for 1800 minutes (30 hours)

PRIZES

Log your reading on Beanstack every day for a chance to win one of these 5 themed grand prizes!

These prizes are made possible in part by a Penny Power grant from Adams Electric Cooperative.

STEM

Includes: STEM Activity Book, 6 in 1 Electric Robot Kits, STEM Kits (Aircraft car, Mini tank, Wind-powered car, Off-road car, and Racing car), and The First Cat In Space and the Soup of Doom by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris

Children's books, binoculars, and an outdoor explorer kit on a library table. — NATURE FUN

Nature Fun

Includes: Outdoor Explorer Kit, Kidnoculars, Go Find It cards, Exploring Nature Activity Book for kids, Ty's Travels Camp-Out by Kelly Starling Lyons, and One Cool Duck The Far-Out Fort by Mike Petrik

Book-themed items (mug, tote, socks, book easel, novel) in a library setting, celebrating reading.

Book Lover

Includes: Desktop Reading Rack, Tumbler, Socks, Bookmark, Tote Bag, Cosmetic Bag, Funny Story by Emily Henry

An array of craft kits: crochet, cross-stitch, diamond painting, a poetry book, with colorful beads and threads, on a library table. — NEW HOBBY

New Hobby

Includes: The Woobles Beginners Crochet Kit, Cross Stitch Beginner Kit, Diamond Art Bookmarks, Diamond Art Giraffe canvas Kit, and Poem journal

Minecraft

Includes: Minecraft Plush Backpack Hanger, LEGO Minecraft The Mushroom House Set, The Sky's the Limit! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading), Escape from the Nether! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading), and Survival Mode! (Minecraft) (Step into Reading)

Website Accessibility Policy

Brown County Public Library is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Brown County Public Library has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 217-773-2013

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Brown County Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Brown County Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 217-773-2013.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.