2020 Summer Reading Club
Scavenger Hunt

Everything has changed about summer reading this year! We won't be having programs, but we will have a a great program to keep the kids busy and engaged this summer! Join us for an all-ages scavenger hunt reading club!

Here's how it works:

1. Download the app Goose Chase on your smart phone
2. Enter one of the following codes to start a game. (All of the games are identical. If you have more than one child using the app on the same phone, please sign each child up for a different game. Otherwise, please choose only one game.)
3. Beginning June 1, every day there will be between 3-4 new challenges for the kids to complete. Complete them on that day, or any day after when the challenge is still going!
4. Pickup supply bags at the library. There will be a bag for each of the 8 weeks of the program. Please just one bag per child per week.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answer to most questions is, "Sure! Have fun!" There are certain limitations with this new format, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Also, we weren't able to do everything we would have wanted, had we had more time. But this is meant to be fun, not a school assignment! So be creative and have fun!

Is there a different club for different ages?

Not right now. Since we had to rapidly change our plans for Summer Reading Club, we had to come up with a program that would appeal to the widest range of kids possible. We have sought to create challenges that kids and families of different ages would enjoy. We hope to offer some challenges later for teens and adults.

Please note: Some of the parts in the supply bags are not appropriate for children under 3. Please use discretion with young children!

I don't have {glue, dominoes, legos, etc.} to do one of the challenges!

The library is supplying certain supplies to help kids do challenges. We hope that the items not supplied you'll have around the house. If you don't, you can be creative and find something similar, or just skip that challenge.

I don't want to do one of the challenges. It's too {babyish, advanced, girly, etc.}!

Then don't do it! This is supposed to be fun, not a school assignment! You don't have to do every single challenge! Just the ones you want to!

Do I have to do every challenge on that day?

No! You can do the challenge on the day it appears or any day thereafter. The Summer Reading Club and scavenger hunt will run from June 1 to July 26. However, we'll leave the hunt open for another month, if you want to catch up on some of the challenges!

I can't use an app on my phone!

We are sorry! That is the primary drawback to doing Summer Reading Club this way! With the restrictions due to coronavirus, using an app was the best way

Summer Reading Club (children 3 and up)

This club is for kids 3 years old and older! This year, we're doing Read and Bead! Sign up, get a Reading Log. Then, choose if you want a keychain or necklace and add your brag tag. Keep reading throughout the summer to add beads to your chain! Get a bead for every 15 minutes you read. Or, save up for fancier beads. We have glow-in-the-dark beads, sparkly beads and more. Also, we have beads shaped like footballs, dolphins, flowers, giraffes and more! Read more about Read and Bead.

We have two back-to-back programs for kids this summer. For children ages 0 through entering Kindergarten, programs will be on Wednesday at 10:00. For children entering first grade and older, programs will be on Wednesday at 11:00 (with exceptions, see below).

Find out more about Read and Bead here!!!

Summer Reading Club logs must be turned in no later than July 17 to get a certificate at the final party. Last day to turn in reading logs is July 26.

Pick your reading log up at the library, or print your own (below).

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Summer Programs

Program	Appropriate Ages	Date & Time	Location
Storytime	18 months – 36 years	Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m.	Children’s Library
Storytime	3 years and up	Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m.	Children's Library
Lego Club	Grades K-5 and siblings	2nd Thursday of every month, 4:00-5:00 p.m.	Carnegie Room

 

Program	Appropriate Ages	Date & Time	Location
Pecos Bill Stories	All Ages	June 5 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Southwest Dairy Farms	Entering Kindergarten and younger	June 12 at 10:00 am	Behind the Library
San Angelo Astronomy	Enter Kindergarten and younger	June 19 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Instrument Petting Zoo	Entering Kindergarten and younger	June 26 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Colonial History	Entering Kindergarten and younger	July 3 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Nobility Martial Arts	Entering Kindergarten and younger	July 10 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Abilene Zoo	Entering Kindergarten and younger	July 17 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Summer Reading Club Finale Party	All ages	July 24 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center

 

Program	Appropriate Ages	Date & Time	Location
Pecos Bill Stories	All Ages	June 5 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Southwest Dairy Farms	Entering 1st Grade and Older	June 12 at 11:00 am	Behind the Library
San Angelo Astronomy	Entering 1st Grade and Older	June 19 at 11:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Instrument Petting Zoo	Entering 1st Grade and Older	June 26 at 11:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Colonial History	Entering 1st Grade and Older	July 3 at 11:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Nobility Martial Arts	Entering 1st Grade and Older	July 10 at 11:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Abilene Zoo	Entering 1st Grade and Older	July 17 at 11:00 am	Adams Street Community Center
Summer Reading Club Finale Party	All ages	July 24 at 10:00 am	Adams Street Community Center

 

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FAQs

When and where can I pick up reading club information?
Pick up your reading packet anytime at the Brownwood Library (600 Carnegie St.) beginning May 19.

What can I read?  
Anything you enjoy! You can read graphic novels, comics, magazines, books, audiobooks and more! You also don't have to read library books. Read your own books, read library books or borrow from a friend!

What does it cost to participate?
Nothing! The Summer Reading Club is provided free of charge to the community.

Do I need a library card to participate?
No, but we'd encourage you to get one anyway! Brownwood Library cards are free. With your library card, you can borrow eBooks, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines and borrow a computer. Besides, it's a small way you can help your local library. It helps us show our funders and donors that the library is important to our community!

What if my family has children in more than one age group? Which program should we attend?
Choose whichever one you think will work best for your family! The programs are similar, but keep in mind the age group for which they were intended. For example, older children should give the younger children a chance to respond in the younger children's programs. And please supervise young children during both programs, but especially in the programs for older children.

How do I complete the Summer Reading Club?
The goal for the summer is 560 minutes. Complete the goal, earn a certificate and a special rocket-ship-shaped brag tag for your necklace, available only for kids completing the 2019 SRC goal! We hope to increase the number of kids reaching the goal this year! Even after you reach the goal, you can keep going and earning beads until July 30.

What about the big prizes?
This year we're focusing more on the value of reading and don't have as many big prizes. However, we do have a few donations and coupons that we'll be giving out. Some prizes will be given out to attendees of programs. Get a chance to win a bigger prize by completing the goal for the summer!

I'm a daycare provider/preschool teacher. How can I participate?
First, we'd encourage you to bring your kids to our programs! There is room for all.

Second, talk to us about special arrangements for signing your kids up for Read and Bead. Even if you can't take the kids to the programs, we want all children in the community to be rewarded for reading! We've already partnered with several daycares to make this as streamlined as possible, but if we don't already have a partnership with you, please contact us.

Third, please encourage your families to come. We love the daycares coming, but we really want families coming as well. Let parents know about programs and prizes!

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