Adult Summer Reading Program

Don’t let the kids have ALL the fun this summer! Join our 8th Annual Georgetown Adult Summer Reading Challenge and READ.

It’s easy: Read or complete certain activities and earn tickets to enter for prizes!

You can do it all online! Starting on Monday, June 12 until Friday, August 25, you can sign up online here: georgetownpl.beanstack.org or download the free Beanstack app

Please note, if you participated in our program last year through Beanstack you do not need to create a new account! Use the same one as last year. If you need help, check out this Beanstack Cheat Sheet or contact the library at 978-352-5728.

What can I read?  Anything! This includes books, eBooks, audiobooks, and graphic novels/comic books. In previous years, you logged your books, but this year you will log your minutes/hours read!

Prizes:

Drawings will take place the week of August 28.

$25 gift card to Best Bagel (2 winners will be chosen)
$25 gift card to Cafe Sarina (2 winners will be chosen)
$25 gift card to Georgetown Cafe (2 winners will be chosen)
$25 gift card to Hatter’s Tea Shoppe (2 winners will be chosen)
$25 gift card to La Dolce Vita (2 winners will be chosen)
$25 gift card to The Spot (2 winners will be chosen)
$60 gift card to Goats to Go (1 winner will be chosen; thank you to Goats to Go for this gift card donation)

Library Summer Concert Series:

You can earn a ticket on Beanstack for each concert you attend!

Wednesday, July 19 at 6:30 PM: Knock on Wood
Wednesday, July 26 at 6:30 PM: Tsunami of Sound
Wednesday, August 2 at 6:30 PM: Tokyo Tramps
Wednesday, August 9 at 6:45 PM: Clandestine Jazz Collective

Take & Make Kits:

There will be no registration to reserve a take and make kit. A total of 30 take and make kits will be available first come, first serve each week starting on Monday. You can earn a ticket on Beanstack for each take & make kit you pick up!

Week of 6/12/23:  Word Magnets
Week of 6/26/23:  Kindness Rocks!
Week of 7/10/23: Embroidery
Week of 7/24/23: Vision Board Journal
Week of 8/7/23: Quilling Cards
Week of 8/21/23: Felting Pictures

Virtual Programs:

Wednesday, July 12 at 7PM: Lisa See
The Adult Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library, the Georgetown Cultural Council, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.