You can pick up a reading log at any Lakeland Library. Each week you read or select special event you attend earns you an entry ticket into a drawing for one of three grand prizes. You can apply your entry the prize of your choice.
This year’s prizes are:
A Science Museum Basket
This prize includes a Family Membership to The Orlando Science Center for one year. This membership level allows free admission for up to two adults and all youth under age 18. Other perks include free parking & stroller rental, access to member-only events, and free or discounted admission to 350 museums and science centers across the country.
See the full list of OSC membership benefits.
This basket also includes a few items to make your nerdy heart beat faster: a multi-tool pen set, a solar system crystal ball with LED wooden base, and a collectible Funko Pop dinosaur.
An Art Museum Basket
This prize includes a Sponsor Membership to The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art for one year. This membership level covers two adults and any child under 18, and provides savings on studio art classes, lecture series, and workshops, access to a free After School Art program and savings on Spring Break and Summer Art Camps for kids. There are also reciprocal benefits at 235+ museums, including local favorites The Ringling Museum of Art, Lightner Museum, & Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.
See the full list of AGB membership benefits.
This basket also comes with a few items to bring out the artist in you: a mini watercolor paint travel set, a 36 pack of colored pencils, a pencil pouch, and the book One-Year Art Journal.
A History Museum Basket
This prize includes a one-year membership to The National Trust for Historic Preservation. Members receive the award-winning quarterly magazine, Preservation, which features gorgeous photography and an in-depth look at historic places, discounts on travel and admission to hundreds of historic sites, including local treasures like the Historic L.B. Brown House Museum in Bartow, The Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa, and the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden in Winter Park.
Check out the NTHP website for a full list of destinations.
This basket also features a few items to delight history buffs: a leather journal, the game Chronology, and book nook kit.
The contest opens the week of June 1st and closes on Friday, July 24th.
Drawings will take place on Friday, July 31st.
The Adult & Teen Summer Reading Challenge is for participants aged 13 and up. Participants younger than 18 years old must have their parent’s or guardian’s permission to receive the prize should they be selected as a winner. Each annual membership must have a named member who is over 18 years old and holds a valid ID.
Children 12 and younger are invited to check out our Kids’ Summer Reading Program.
