Summer Reading Challenge
Read all summer long with Lambton County Library!
July 2 - August 11, 2024
This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme is 'Tales Through Time'. Read, use your imagination, explore the outdoors, and be involved in your community! Participate at home, online, or wherever your summer takes you. Set reading goals for yourself and report how many books you have read weekly for a chance to win prizes.
Kids (0 - 12)
Kids can participate in the Summer Reading Challenge by registering on Beanstack or at any Lambton County Library location. When you sign up, kids will receive an age-specific registration package (0-4 years, 5-8 years or 9-12 years) in English or French which will include a passport, program instructions, stickers, supplies for one DIY activity, activity sheets and a recommended reading list. For every five books read, kids will earn one free book to a maximum of three book prizes.
Social Media Contest
Capture the fun and you could win!
We want to see all the enjoyment being had with the Summer Reading Challenge so we've decided to host a challenge on Facebook. Pick up a kit at your nearest library and join our Summer Reading Challenge. Snap photos of you and your Squishmallow cut-out located in your passport while completing activity badges throughout the summer.
Share your pictures in the comments under this post (link coming soon) and follow our page for a chance to win an Amazon Fire Tablet and a plush reading buddy!
Each photo you submit serves as a ballot, so the more badges you complete and share, the greater your chances of winning.
Find a Golden Ticket
Hidden in the Summer Reading Challenge registration kits is a coveted Golden Ticket! Pick up a kit at any of the Lambton County Library locations to unpack all of the fun to be had this summer and try your luck at finding it. There is one Golden Ticket to be found for each age group.
The lucky kids who find it will win:
0-4 Age Kit
Tour of the animal farm with a Seaway Kiwanis member and a picnic lunch for the winner and their family. Picnic lunch will be a charcuterie box from Stafford Meat Brothers in Petrolia.
5-8 Age Kit
An insider experience with the Sarnia Sting to be redeemed after the season has started. The experience will include 4 tickets to a regular season home game next season, a dressing room tour, and pre-game meet and greet with players.
Generously donated by the Sarnia Sting
9-12 Age Kit
A family day at the Pinery Park:
- free canoe/kayak rental to enjoy on the Ausable River
- backpack rental that is kitted with binoculars and a field guide to use on an unguided hike
- $25 gift card to the Friends of Pinery Nature store (after backpack is returned) to select a nature-themed memento of their choosing
- $50 Ontario Parks Gift card so the family can get lunch during the experience
Generously donated by the Friends of the Pinery Park
Kits are only available while supplies last so don't wait!
Reading Suggestions
Not sure what to read? Browse our curated book lists for suggestions on materials to borrow with your Lambton County Library card!
Kids Programs and Events
| Dinosaurs Then and Now with St. Clair Region Conservation Authority |
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Recommended for ages 4-10 Did you know that dinosaurs still exist today, right here in Lambton County? Learn from the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority about our local modern-day dinosaurs! |
| Let's Fix It! with Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority |
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Join conservationists from the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority for their Let's Fix It! program! Learn about our area's natural history, such as how the majority of the region was logged during settlement, and how we can work together to restart, rebuild and reforest! Wednesday, July 10 - Arkona Library Monday, July 22 - Grand Bend Library
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| Slimy and Scales with Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority |
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Friday, August 2 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Join conservationists from the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority for their Slimy and Scales program! Learn about the world of reptiles & amphibians while looking at why these amazing creatures are quickly disappearing. |
| Captain Corbin's Boatload of Fun Pirate Magic Show |
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Saturday, July 13 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 p.m. Tag along with Captain Corbin as he presents his boatloads of fun magic show. The show will be fun for all ages, full of magic, nautical nonsense and treasure! Many children will be asked to join the Captain onstage to assist with the magic and after the show Captain Corbin will meet and greet all the pirates present to share his gold!
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| Canadian Border Services Agency K9 Unit with Bones and Smoke |
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Monday, July 8 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Meet detector dogs Bones and Smoke and their handlers Amy and Vince, and learn how they work together every day to keep our borders safe!
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| Time Traveler’s Training Camps |
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Recommended for ages 6-9 Travel back in time and participate in a series of activities that will help you hone your skills in archery, archaeology, athletics and artistry! Participants will rotate through five different stations and complete activities that will help to prepare you for time travel! Green Screen - Take a photograph in front of our green screen and choose your background. Obstacle Course - Test your skills for the Ancient Greek Olympics in this obstacle course that tests your agility, hand-eye coordination, and speed. Craft - Create your own crown like a medieval king or queen. Scavenger Hunt - Find all of the bones for a complete dinosaur skeleton, just like an archaeologist. Archery - See how savvy you are at archery, a skill used by many ancient civilizations. You will use a toy bow with suction cup arrows.
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| Virtual Author Talk with Kate DiCamillo |
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Tuesday, July 9 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure loving pig, Mercy Watson!
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| Virtual Author Talk with Max Brallier |
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Tuesday, July 16 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier about The Last Kids on Earth, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix.
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| Games Through Time with the Moore Museum |
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Wednesday, July 3 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Learn about children's games from the past and get a chance to try them out! Create an old time game of your own to take home.
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| History of Trains with Forest Lambton Museum |
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Wednesday, July 17 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Join an educator from the Forest Lambton Museum and learn about the history of the rails in Forest and the surrounding area.
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| Hockey Matters Here: The History of the Game in Sarnia-Lambton with Lambton Heritage Museum |
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Saturday, July 27 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. All Canadians care about hockey, but here in Lambton County, we care a little bit more. Visit the new Clearwater Library and join Lambton Heritage Museum’s Curator/Supervisor, Dana Thorne, as she shares about the fascinating history of hockey in your hometown. |
| StoryWalks |
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Get outside this summer and visit StoryWalks across Lambton County. Visit any StoryWalk location to earn a StoryWalk badge and be entered to win a prize draw, one entry for each location logged.
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Teen Summer Reading Challenge (Ages 13-17)
Explore the tragic, creepy, and sometimes macabre side of history in this year’s challenge. Keep track of the minutes you read to win book prizes, complete activities to win prize draw entries, and earn any six badges to be entered in the grand prize draw.
Adult Summer Reading Challenge (Ages 18+)
Participate in this year's Summer Reading Program: Tales Through Time. Track your reading and complete fun activities for chances to win Tourism Sarnia-Lambton Gift Certificates and a chance at the grand prize!