Summer Reading - Adults

June 1 – August 1, 2026

Here you’ll find tips and booklists to help you completed the activities in the mini-challenges! You can swap any activity with reading a book of your choice!

To earn digital badges, sign up and participate online: sonomalibrary.beanstack.org

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The Rewards:

• 1 Mini-Challenge (4 activities): Earn an enamel pin
• 4 Mini-Challenges (16 activities): Earn a prize book of your choice

Grand Prize Drawings: The more activities you complete, the more entries you earn into the Grand Prize Drawings!

• Five lucky winners will each get a $200 grocery gift card.

Beach Reads

• Read a book with a picture of a beach or pool on the cover. Curated Booklist.
• Read outdoors.
• Check out a magazine from your library. Or read a magazine online with the Libby app.
• Explore the travel guide section at your library.

Our world

• Read a nonfiction book on a topic you’ve never explored before.
• Read an article from a newspaper.
• Make something using instructions from a book (e.g., sewing, carpentry, baking).
• Watch a documentary from your library or stream one using Kanopy.

Imagine

• Read a book set in an imaginary place. Explore the library catalog of sci-fiction and fantasy novels.
• Sketch a map or scene from something you've read.
• Read a children's book.
• Watch a sci-fi/fantasy movie or stream on Hoopla or Kanopy.

By the Numbers

• Read a book with a number in the title. Curated Booklist.
• Do a sudoku or crossword puzzle. Find games on the New York Times or Press Reader.
• Read a book under 200 pages. Curated Booklist.
• Read a newspaper or magazine published in your birth year.

Book Lovers

• Read a book about books, reading, or libraries. Curated Booklist
• Enjoy a book with illustrations or photos. Curated Booklist.
• Read a poem out loud. Explore the library catalog for poetry anthologies.
• Ask a librarian for a book recommendation. Tell us if you liked it.

Turn Up the Volume

• Listen to an audiobook.
• Stream a song on Hoopla or Freegal or check out a CD from your library.
• Read a book about gossip or secrets. Curated Booklist.
• Try a new recipe from a library cookbook.
• Explore a park, museum, or community garden. For free and discounted museum passes with your library card use Discover and Go.

Growth

• Read a book that was recommended to you.
• Check out a guidebook to help identify plants, birds, or animals. Curated Booklist.
• Read something by an author you have never read before.
• Learn about the author of a book you've enjoyed.

Who’s That By?

• Read an award-winning book.
• Read a short story that was translated into your language. Curated Booklist.
• Read something by an author you have never read before.
• Learn about the author of a book you've enjoyed.