Reading Challenges

Summer Reading Challenge: May 23 - July 31

Join us this summer as we Color Our World with fun reads, activities, and prizes. The Summer Reading Challenge is for all ages and is fun and easy to do.

All ages registering for the Summer Reading Challenge will receive:

A ticket to a Saltdogs baseball game
A City of Lincoln Pool pass good for one entry during the 2025 swim season.

To complete the challenge: read for 10 hours and keep track of your reading time, complete 8 of our 20 activities, and visit the Library four times.

All ages completing the Summer Reading Challenge will receive the following coupons:

A ticket to the Summer Reading Challenge Recognition Night Saltdogs game
A free ice cream cone from Runza Restaurants
One free skate rental with purchase of admission from Breslow Ice Hockey Center
$5 off of a $20 or more purchase from HobbyTown
20 minutes of free bowling and one free shoe rental at Parkway Lanes or Hollywood Bowl when open lanes are available
20% off the purchase of any book from Francie & Finch Bookshop
30% off any purchase from RAYGUN
Buy one book, get one 20% off at Elleinad books

Children will receive these additional coupons:

A free special snack item or $0.50 off Dippin' Dots from Kazoo's U-Stop Café at Lincoln Children's Museum
A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
A free kid’s meal from Slim Chickens
A free ride on the Z O & O Railroad at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo
A $1 off coupon for any Yogurtini treat
A State Fair “Read and Win Prize Packet”
$3 off any purchase of $10 or more at Fazoli’s
One free hour of painting (up to a $7 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
A free kids combo from Raising Canes
A free kids’ meal from Red Robin
A free kid’s scoop from (402) Creamery

Teens will receive these additional coupons:

A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
A $1 off coupon for any Yogurtini treat
$3 off any purchase of $10.00 or more at Fazoli’s
20% off coupon for A Novel Idea Bookstore
One free hour of painting (up to a $7 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
One free day pass at Mana Games
Buy one get one 50% off of Balega or Feetures socks and $10 off a regular priced shoe purchase at Fleet Feet
A free small drink from The Mill
A free kid’s scoop from (402) Creamery

Adults will receive these additional coupons:

20% off all used books at A Novel Idea Bookstore
40% off any book at University of Nebraska Press
Buy 3 get 1 free (good up to $5) from Licorice International
A free special snack item from Kazoo's U-Stop Cafe at
Lincoln Children's Museum
One free yoga class from Lincoln Yoga Center
Buy one get one 50% off of Balega or Feetures socks and $10 off a regular priced shoe purchase at Fleet Feet

Summer Reading graphics are subject to copyright restrictions. Please refer to the Rules of Use section on
the CSLP website for current guidelines.

Lincoln City Libraries
136 South 14th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-441-8500