Realm of Stories - Summer Reading Program 2025

Step into a Realm of Stories

Embark on a legendary reading quest this summer, complete with free family programs and enchanting prizes. All ages and reading levels are invited to join the fun — pre-readers, kids, teens and adults.

Pre-registration has begun as of Thursday, May 1! Check back Saturday, June 14 to spend your summer reading magical books, completing literary challenges, attending fantastical events and exploring your community.

All who pre-register are invited to kick off summer with free admission to a Purcellville Cannons baseball game Saturday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at Fireman's Field!

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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For more summer fun, check out the Washington Nationals' summer reading page.

Challenge Cards

Create an online account for your household and add participating family members.

  • Beginning Saturday, June 14, pick up a free, weekday child's pass to Great Country Farms at your local branch and start completing your 10 challenges. You can do any of the activities listed for your age group, attend a library event or read for 60 minutes.
  • By Friday, Aug. 16, update and submit your challenge card online. Once all 10 challenges are marked complete, you will be automatically entered into the gift basket and grand prize drawings! Complete 10 bonus challenges for an extra entry.

Prizes

Pick up your prizes at your local branch, including a free book and two tickets to a Nationals game (while supplies last).

Four prize basket winners will be selected at every branch, one from each age group.

This year, in addition to prize baskets, the raffle will include four ultimate grand prizes! In your challenge card, indicate your preference should your name be drawn. You can pick between a Nintendo Switch 2 (or gift card equivalent), Dungeons and Dragons Bundle, $300 gift card for Tuscarora Mill or a year's subscription to CrunchLabs.

 

CHALLENGES

Complete 10 challenges to be automatically entered into the grand-prize raffle! It can be a combination of the activities listed below, reading for 60 minutes, and/or attending a program.

Complete 10 bonus challenges for an extra entry into the grand-prize raffle. Read for 60 minutes or attend a program to earn one bonus challenge.

Spanish versions of the challenge bookmarks are also available at all branches.

Pre-Reader Challenges

  • Check out a board book.
  • Sign up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten or make a list of your favorite books.
  • Watch a program on LCPL’s YouTube channel.
  • Turn the pages in a picture book as you read.
  • Trace the letters of your name in the sand, dirt or rice.
  • Sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to a loved one.
  • Dance to your favorite song.
  • Learn a rhyme at Storytime.
  • List five words that start with the first letter of your name.
  • Find your favorite color in a book.

Elementary Challenges

  • Listen to an audiobook.
  • Read to someone.
  • Find a book that is your favorite color.
  • Act out a story for your family or stuffed animals.
  • Write a letter to someone special.
  • Make a recipe out of a cookbook.
  • Use the catalog to find your next book.
  • Draw your own mythical creature.
  • Recommend a book to a librarian.
  • Read a book about a place you want to visit.

Teen Challenges

  • Read the same book as a friend or family member.
  • Read a book recommended by a librarian.
  • Write fanfiction based on your favorite series.
  • Create an adventure-themed playlist on Freegal.
  • Listen to an audiobook on the Libby app.
  • Read a fantasy book.
  • Read a classic or modern retelling of a fairy tale.
  • Visit a branch you've never been to before.
  • Read a graphic novel on Comics Plus.
  • Attend After Hours Teen Center at Cascades Library.

Adult Challenges

 

FEATURE PROGRAMS

Catch these top performers at an LCPL branch or community venue near you. These programs are sponsored by the Loudoun Library Foundation.

In the Branches

Tampa Taiko Drums
Tampa Taiko
June 14-21

The Once-Upon-A-Time Magic Show
The Wizard of Reading
June 23-26

The Magic of Mime: A World of Imagination
Robert Rivest
June 30-July 3

Around the World
Rainbow Puppets
July 7-10

 

Rocknoceros
Rocknoceros
July 14-17

Color Our World: The Geography of Earth
Dino O'Dell
July 21-24

Beauty's "Tale as Old as Time" Storytime
Enchanted Empowerment
July 28-31

Adventure of the Missing Color
Science Heroes
Aug. 4-7

In the Community

Reptile Encounters
Bobby G. Pets
June 17

Tampa Taiko Drums
Tampa Taiko
June 19

123 Andrés Family Concert
123 Andrés
July 15

Lorenzo & Friends Puppet Magic Show
Lorenzo & Friends
July 17