The Art of Reading

June 1 – July 31

Prizes & Incentives

You have until Saturday, August 30, 2025 to claim your free book and incentives.

Throughout the summer children, teens, and adults tracked their reading in our Beanstack app.

Winners will have until August 31, 2025 to claim their prize if you were selected. All participants are eligible to win tickets to ZooTampa, Monster Jam Live at Amelie Arena, or tech prizes such as AirPod Pro, Nintendo Switch Lite, Echo Show, and more.

Reading with the Rays

To be eligible for more prizes, pick up your Reading with the Rays game card at your preferred library branch. Youth may keep track of their hours read both in Beanstack and on the Rays card. Throughout the summer after getting to each base, participants may bring their game card to pick up Reading with the Rays prizes at the libraries. Once the game card is completed, turn it into your local Suncoast Credit Union Branch to redeem a Minor Savings Voucher!

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Score Through Stories

The Tampa Bay Rowdies Football Club are proud to promote reading and literacy in the community through the Summer Reading Challenge. To be eligible for even more prizes, download your Score Through Stories game card from the Rowdies’ website. Once the game card is completed, contact the Rowdies for a chance to win Tampa Bay Rowdies Rowdies Football Club prizes.

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Share Your Story

This summer is a chance to connect and to share our stories.

Take a photo and tell us your summer library story when you:

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Summer Slide

According to the Northwest Evaluation Association, school-year gains in reading and math may decrease as much as 20% to 50%. The library is here to help with 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and many more avenues for reading and learning. Take an entire bookshelf of titles with you everywhere you go.

Book Lists

Adventure Begins at Your Library

Sunshine State Readers

Summer Reading is in partnership with: