If you attended the June Book Club on Thursday, June 4th, you
already know that the Summer Reads Challenge for the Adult Reading Challenge is
on paper. You can pick up a copy of the form from the Marketing and Outreach
office during the week as long as we are in the office. I hate that we cannot
just say come by any day from opening to 5pm, but this is a busy season for
Outreach. We have several outings planned that mean we are not in the office
every day. If you want to pick up a form, email or call us to confirm one of us
will be available on the day and time you are coming to the library.
This extra part of the Adult Reading Challenge is the Summer
Reading Bucket List from the New York Times Book Review. They have ten prompts
to help you pick a books to read this summer. If you want extra points for this
year, you must read 5 books that fit the list. If you want an extra name in the
drawing at the end of the Adult Reading Challenge you must do 8 of the 10
prompts. For this challenge, books must be read from May 25, 2026 to August 2,
2026, and all books used for the Summer Reads cannot be used on the Total
Reads Log. You have to use the Total Reads page that we made and printed to
be part of this Summer Reads Challenge. This is, of course, completely
optional. There is no pressure to make anyone do this extra summer part of the
Challenge.
Don't forget to call or email before coming to the library to
make sure one of us will be in the office and available to give you a one of
the ARC Summer Reads Challenge forms.
Our office number is 256-340-5780 and our email is
StephRhonda@myDPL.org
We hope to see you in the library soon!
Happy Reading!
