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Summer Reading May 17th – August 11th, 2025


Children (Ages 3 to 12)

5 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Wendy’s Frosty, Penn Station BOGO, Magic House ticket, Texas Roadhouse coupon, 5 hour Name display wall, Dougherty Orthodontic fidget spinner

10 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Free book, Raising Cane’s Kids Meal, Pottery Hollow Supply Fee, Tropical Moose Shaved Ice

15 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Junction Orthodontics croc charm

20 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate free chocolate covered strawberry, Red Robin kid’s meal, Pioneer Bakery free scoop of ice cream OR decorated cookie

30 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Free book, Great Harvest cookie, Britt’s Bakehouse Classic cookie

50 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Name in the Webster Kirkwood Times, Gateway Grizzlies ticket voucher

60-90 Hours: 2 raffle tickets

100 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Free 3-D print coupon, 100 Hour Readers Wall of Fame

There are also the following special challenges this summer including:

  • Read 20 hours by July 1st to be entered into a raffle for Cardinals tickets!
  • Read over 100 Hours by August 11th to be entered into a Bag of Books raffle!

You can also participate in the following Summer Learning Challenges, and earn an additional two raffle tickets for each challenge completed!

  • Nature Visit
  • Community Helper
  • Good Eats
  • You’re the Librarian
  • Building Challenge
  • Math Champ
  • Local Author
  • Resident Artist
  • Fuzzy Friend
  • Book Reviewer

Teens (Ages 12-18)

10 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Free book, Wendy’s Frosty, Pottery Hollow Supply Fee, Tropical Moose coupon, Penn Station BOGO, Texas Roadhouse coupon

20 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Pretzel Boys coupon, Pioneer Bakery free scoop of ice cream OR decorated cookie

30 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Free book, Britt’s Bakehouse Classic Cookie

40 Hours: 2 raffle tickets, Raising Cane’s box combo OR Dewey’s Pizza coupon

50 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Name in the Webster Kirkwood Times, Gateway Grizzlies ticket voucher

60-90 Hours: 2 raffle tickets

100 Hours: 4 raffle tickets, Free 3-D print coupon, 100 Hour Readers Wall of Fame

There are also the following special challenges this summer including:

  • Read 20 Hours by July 1st to be entered into a raffle for a Cardinals Ticket Voucher

You can also participate in the following Summer Learning Challenges, and earn an additional two raffle tickets for each challenge completed!

  • Nature Visit
  • Community Helper
  • Good Eats
  • You’re the Librarian
  • Building Challenge
  • Math Champ
  • Local Author
  • Resident Artist
  • Fuzzy Friend
  • Book Reviewer

Adults (Ages 18 and Up)

Level 1: 1,000 pages

  • Book Cart Coupon

  • Entry for a Downtown Kirkwood gift card

Level 2: 2,000 pages

  • Completion prize: Reading Light or a copy of The Guncle Abroad
  • Entry for the grand prize: St Louis Art Museum Gift Bag (includes a membership to the Art Museum)

Level 3: 2,500 pages

  • Extra entry for the grand prize
  • Raffle ticket to be used in one of 5 prize bundles (see what you could win at the Reference desk)

Completing extra challenges also earns one raffle ticket, which counts as one entry towards a prize bundle. Visit the library during open hours to claim your raffle ticket and enter the drawing of your choice!

  • Hue Saw the Movie: submit a title of movie adapted from a book.
  • Reading Bingo: submit activities that make up a row in the bingo board.
  • Color Me Curious: check an item from the library of things and submit what was checked out.
  • Spectrum of Stories: read a title from an underrepresented minority and submit title.
  • Color Your Calendar: attend a library program and submit a secret word.
  • Painted Pages: write a book review for a book that was read this summer. Only have to write 5 lines.
  • Colorcast Challenge: listen to an episode of the KPL Podcast and submit the secret word.

Babies (Ages Birth to 3)

Little ones can participate in their very own Summer Reading program. Get a printable game goard below or pick up a copy at the library. Merely track the reading you do with your baby to win prizes!

Home Borrower

Our Home Borrowers can participate in a Summer Reading. Get a printable log below or inquire with Lynne at 314-821-5770, ext 1018.


Sponsors

Thank you to these sponsors who helped support the Children Summer Reading programs!

Britt’s Bakehouse | Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate | Dougherty Orthodontics | Freddys’ | Gateway Grizzlies | Great Harvest | Junction Orthodontics | Kirkwood Performing Arts Center | The Magic House | Penn Station | Pioneer Bakery | Pottery Hollow | Raising Cane’s | Red Robin | St. Louis Cardinals | Texas Roadhouse | Tropical Moose | Webster-Kirkwood Times | Wendy’s


Thank you to these sponsors who helped support the Teen Summer Reading programs!

Britt’s Bakehouse | Dewey’s | Gateway Grizzlies | Penn Station | Pioneer Bakery | Pottery Hollow | Pretzel Boys | Raising Cane’s | St. Louis Cardinals | Texas Roadhouse | Tropical Moose | Webster-Kirkwood Times | Wendy’s


Thank you to this sponsor who helped support the Adult Summer Reading program!

St. Louis Art Museum

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.

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Summer Reading - May 17th through August 11th!

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