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New In Childrens
Take a sneak peek into what's new at Sims!
Sims Library Summer Reading 2025
May 30 - July 19
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Children 0-12 will be logging minutes.
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Children will earn badges as they progress through our Summer Reading challenge.
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In addition to badges, children will earn tickets for time read.
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Children 0-5, will earn 1 ticket for every 1/2 hour read. Each book can be counted up to 3 times.
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Children 6-12, will earn 1 ticket for every 1-hour read. Each book can only be counted once.
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These tickets can be used at the "End of Summer Store."
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Top Reader Prizes will be awarded for the following age groups:
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0 - 1 year
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2 - 3 years
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4 - 5 years
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6 - 7 years
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8 - 10 years
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11-12 years
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All paper logs must be turned into the library by closing on July 19th.
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Teens 13-18 will be logging minutes.
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There will be weekly prize drawings for anyone who logged at least 30 minutes the previous week.
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For example, if you read and logged 5 minutes every day from June 1st - June 7th, you would qualify for the drawing the next week.
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Paper logs must be turned in by Saturday (of the logging week).
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Teens can also earn extra entries by volunteering for events.
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At the end of the contest, the top Teen readers will receive gift cards for their achievements.
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All participants are also invited to our End of Summer Pizza & Swim Party in July!
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All paper logs must be turned into the library by closing on July 19th.
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Adults will be logging minutes.
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Every 30 minutes logged will count as 1 entry into the prize drawing at the end of summer!
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Prizes are:
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$100 HEB GC
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$75 Tom Thumb GC
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$50 Two Amigos GC
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In order to win prizes, reading material must come from Sims Library.
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Material must come from the Adult or YA sections.
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E-Books must also be Adult or YA books.
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All paper logs must be turned into the library by closing on July 19th.
*This year's Summer Reading Challenge will be held online. This includes registration and logging the minutes/books read.
Download the "Beanstack Tracker" app to log in from your phone. This app is available from both the iTunes Store & the Google Play Store.
*If you need to track your progress offline, paper logs are available at Sims Library.
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