2026 Summer Reading Prizes
Children's Milestone Prizes
Complete activities and log your reading milestones to earn prizes. Children can pick up prizes at the Children's Desk. Readers may only pick up two prizes per visit.
Prize Number | Prize |
|---|---|
| One | Choose a bookmark. |
| Two | Wildflower seed packet. |
| Three | Choose a book to keep. |
| Four | A coupon to a local business for a free or discounted item. Raffle ticket for the grand prize. |
| Five | Unearth a Story bag, donated by the Friends of the Library. Raffle ticket for the grand prize. |
| Six | Choose a book to keep. Raffle ticket for the grand prize. |
Adult & Teen Weekly Prizes
Every book read enters adults & teens into a weekly drawing for coupons, free items, or gift cards.
Grand Prizes
Children can enter the grand prize drawing after collecting their fourth prize, and with every prize collected afterwards.
Every book read and logged by teens and adults will serve as an entry for both weekly and grand prize drawings.
Children's Grand Prizes
| Prize Options | Prize |
|---|---|
| Option one | 4 Tickets to an Akron RubberDucks Game. |
| Option two | 2 Lake 8 Movie Tickets and 2 free kids' drinks at Kavé Coffee Bar. |
| Option three | 4 Tickets to the Akron Fossils and Science Center. |
| Option four | East of Chicago Gift Certificate (2 large 1-topping pizzas) |
| Option five | Akron's Children's Museum (2 free kids' admission) |
Teen Grand Prize
$50 Amazon gift card.
Adult Grand Prizes
| Option | Prize |
|---|---|
| Option one | Admission for 4 to an escape room experience at MasterMind Escape Rooms, Barberton. |
| Option two | $100 Gift Card to Giant Eagle or GetGo. |
| Option three | One-hour axe-throwing session for 4 people at TimberBeast Barberton. |
Our 2026 Sponsors
Thank you to the local businesses and organizations who helped make this Summer Reading Challenge amazing!
We are so grateful to the community that makes it possible every year.
Akron Fossils & Science Center
Friends of the Barberton Public Library
Lake 8 Movies
Masterminds Escape Rooms (Barberton)
Timberbeast Axe Throwing (Barberton)