Adult Reading Program

The Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch Adult Summer Reading Program

Adventure Begins at Your Library

June 1, 2024 to August 11, 2024

The Adult Summer Reading Program is open to all readers ages 18 and up. This year’s theme is Adventure Begins At Your Library.

How to Participate

  1. Register! Participating with the physical bingo card? Register at the Reference Desk or online at bit.ly/CCLibsASRP-Reg. Participating on Beanstack? Register by signing up for the “Chester County Library & Henrietta Hankin Branch Adult Summer Reading 2024” challenge.
  2. Get your bingo card! Pick up a physical bingo card at the Reference Desk or track your summer reading online on the Beanstack website and/or app.
  3. Start tracking your summer reading! Read and/or complete as many activities on the bingo card as you are able. If you’re competing on Beanstack, collect our customized badges for every milestone! See the instructions on your bingo card for more information.
  4. Enter to win the prizes! There will be a number of raffle prizes available through both the Chester Couny Library and the Henrietta Hankin Branch as well as one combined Grand Prize. For each completed bingo square, you’ll earn one raffle prize ticket. Get BINGO to be entered in the Grand Prize drawing. Each participant may earn only one Grand Prize entry. Fill out the entire bingo card to earn an extra 3 raffle prize tickets! Participating with the physical bingo card? Return it to the Chester County Library or Henrietta Hankin Branch between August 12th and August 31st. We’ll count your completed squares and apply your tickets. Participating on Beanstack? Apply your tickets yourself within the app. Prize winners will be drawn on Tuesday, September 3rd and notified by email or phone call.
Image of grand prize for Adult Summer Reading Program
Image of Bingo card for Adult Summer Reading

Resources

  1. Can’t come to the library to pick up a physical bingo card but don’t want to use Beanstack? You can print out the bingo card at home.
  2. Check off your book review bingo square by picking up a physical review form at the Reference Desk, by printing the physical review form at home and bringing it to the library later, or by filling out our online review form.
  3. Find the links here for Flipster, Kanopy, Libby, or Mango Languages.
  4. Find library programs on our Event Calendar.
  5. Need ideas for books to read or listen to? Request Personalized Reading Suggestions or check out NoveList Plus, our online Reader’s Advisory resource.

 

 

Sponsors

The Adult Summer Reading Program was made possible this year by the generous donations from the Friends of the Chester County Library, the Friends of the Henrietta Hankin Branch Library, and these lovely local businesses:

Appetites on Main – appetitesonmain.com, 286 Main St, Exton, PA 19341

Ateliér Beauty – atelierbeauty.com, multiple locations

Collective Coffee and Bakery – collectivecoffeecafe.com, 2922 Conestoga Rd, Glenmoore, PA 19343

Fireside Stitchery – firesidestitchery.com, 179 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 3, Malvern, PA 19355

Gentili’s Pizza & Steaks – gentilispizza.com, 318 Lincoln Hwy E, Exton, PA 19341

Heart of Bliss Yoga – heartofblissyoga.com, 7 St Andrews Ln, Glenmoore, PA 19343

Maggie Moo’s – maggiemoosexton.com, 137 W Lincoln Hwy, Exton, PA 19341

Muse Artisan Boutique – museartisanboutique.com, 2948 Conestoga Rd, Glenmoore, PA 19343

People’s Light – peopleslight.org, 39 Conestoga Rd, Malvern, PA 19355

Power Play Rinks – skatepowerplay.com, 701 Haywood Dr, Exton, PA 19341

Suburban Restaurant and Beer Garden – suburbanbg.com, 570 Wellington Square, Exton, PA 19341

Sycamore and Stone Farm – sycamoreandstonefarm.com, 1251 Conestoga Rd, Chester Springs, PA 19425

TJ’s Rocks & Gemcrafts – gemsandrocks.com, 4433 W Lincoln Hwy, Downingtown, PA 19335

Wellington Square Bookshop – wellingtonsquarebooks.com, 549 Wellington Square, Exton, PA 19341

 

logos for Adult Summer Reading Sponsors

Register for the Adult Summer Reading Program

Registration is required and will begin June 1. Click below to register.