Summer Adventure is our annual, all-ages summer reading and activities program. Our 2020 Summer Adventure: 50 Years of Fountaindale is finally here! You and your family can get in on the fun by exploring the library, community and world at large through reading, creating, play and more. This year’s Adventure runs from Monday, June 1 through Friday, July 31. Completing your adventure is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Sign Up
Register yourself and your family at the library, Bookmobile or online before Friday, July 31. Summer Adventure is open to Fountaindale cardholders of all ages, and families are encouraged to participate together. Need help registering? Watch our helpful tutorial video!
If you would like to pick up a registration folder, which includes paper reading logs, please contact us to coordinate a pickup time from our drive-thru. To contact us, call 630.759.2102, text 66746, email help@fountaindale.org or use our text-a-librarian service.
2. Earn Points
Collect points to earn prizes by reading or completing fun activities such as going for a walk, creating something, attending library programs in person or virtually and more! Log your points using our Beanstack app, or scroll down to download and print a paper reading log.
Summer Adventure Activities:
- Read or listen to a book for 30 minutes
- Tour Studio 300, the Bookmobile or Library Express Van in person or virtually
- Attend a library event in person or virtually
- Spot the cake* on our website each week
- Go for a walk outside
- Create kindness—help someone
- Create something—color, craft, use maker technology
- Become a Friend of Fountaindale Library
- Checkout challenge—check out five items today
- Make up your own activity
*This is what the cake looks like!
(Download the clues here)
Need help earning points? Watch our videos below on how to log and point stacking!
Log your points! Pick up a paper reading log from inside the library or Bookmobile, or download one below.
English log
Spanish log
Log your points online! Download and use the Beanstack mobile app.
3. Get Prizes
Prizes will be available for pickup starting Wednesday, July 1 until Friday, August 14. Redeem your prizes at the library, Bookmobile or contact us to pick up your prizes at our drive-thru. Enter into our grand prize drawings when you hit 25 and 50 points.
NEW THIS YEAR: Our grand prize drawings have moved onto our Beanstack software. When you earn 25 and 50 points, you’ll receive tickets that you can use to enter our grand prize drawings. To use your tickets, log into your Beanstack account, click the tab labeled Ticket Drawings and enter your tickets. If you change your mind, you can subtract tickets from a drawing and enter to win something different. All tickets must be entered by Sunday, August 2, and grand prize winners will be drawn Monday, August 3.
— CHILDREN —
25 Point Prizes
- Free book
- Squirt toy
- One entry in grand prize drawing
50 Point Prizes
- Free book
- Scented pencil
- Second entry in grand prize drawing
Browse Prize Book List
Grand Prizes (Select One)
- $100 Michaels gift card
- Roku Premiere and a 1-year membership to Disney+
- Bag of Books Prize Pack: Canvas bag and a collection of popular children’s books
- Donation made to 4 K.I.D.S. Sake, a local nonprofit
— TEENS —
25 Point Prizes
- Free book
- Choice of a branded library item
- One entry in grand prize drawing
50 Point Prizes
- Free book
- Choice of a branded library item
- Second entry in grand prize drawing
Browse Prize Book List
Grand Prizes (Select One)
- Get Your Game On Prize Pack: Board games and card games
- Music Party Prize Pack: Headphones, portable Bluetooth speaker and $50 iTunes gift card
- Bag of Books Prize Pack: Canvas bag and a collection of popular teen books
- Pizza and a Movie Prize Pack: $50 gift card to Beggars Pizza, a Roku Premiere and a 1-year membership to Disney+
- $100 Target gift card
- Donation made to 4 K.I.D.S. Sake, a local nonprofit
— ADULTS —
25 Point Prizes
- Choice of a branded library item
- One entry in grand prize drawing
50 Point Prizes
- Choice of a branded library item
- Second entry in grand prize drawing
Grand Prizes (Select One)
- 1-year membership to Lifestyles Fitness Center and a collection of health & fitness books
- Basket of popular food and cooking books
- Dinner and a movie: $25 gift card to Danny’s pizza, Roku Premiere and 1-year HBO membership
- $100 IKEA gift card
- Donation made to 4 K.I.D.S. Sake, a local nonprofit
Thank you to our generous 2020 Summer Adventure sponsors:
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
