INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not too late for children and families to experience the joy of reading by registering for The Indianapolis Public Library’s 2018 Summer Reading Program, “Everyday Superheroes,” which continues through July 28 at all IndyPL locations. This year’s theme builds on the recent popularity of superhero cinema and the stories of those who not only wear capes and tights, but also real-life heroes and she-roes in the community.
Participants may register at any Library location, including the Bookmobile, to earn points for their reading activity that can be exchanged for prizes generously donated by community sponsors. The more books participants read, the more points they will earn. A bonus booklist is available to challenge super readers who want to power up to earn additional points. Parents and older children can earn points by reading aloud to young children, including babies and preschoolers.
Prizes include licensed comic book hero items, paperback books, White Castle coupons, and passes to the Indianapolis Zoo, Eiteljorg Museum, ISO Symphony on the Prairie, Indy Parks pools, and Indiana Fever and Indianapolis Indians games. Summer readers can also win one of two college savings accounts worth $529 from CollegeChoice CD.
Participants are encouraged to use their earned Indianapolis Indians tickets to attend a celebration of summer reading achievement during Library Night at Victory Field on Wed., July 25 at 7 p.m.
Children also can become “Everyday Superheroes” by contributing to Books for Youth, a partnership with the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Department of Child Services to collect 5,000 books to provide children in foster care with a backpack filled with 25 age-appropriate books. Reading points can be used to select and donate prize books or new and gently used books from home.
For more information on the 2018 Summer Reading Program, call 317-275-4099 or visit indypl.org.
