Summer Reading Challenge:
Readers ages 0-12 can pick up a game sheet and complete activities designed for each age level to earn Huebucks to use at the SLP prize store.
Library staff will sign off on activities between June 16 - August 7.
(Please come to the library to pick up your game sheet starting June 9. There is no registration form this year; please register for individual programs you would like to attend.)
Teen Summer Sweepstakes:
Ages 13-18? Check something out or come to a library program and get a scratch-off ticket!
Some tickets are instant winners, others can be used as entries for the grand prize drawing.
One ticket per person per day, June 16-August 7.
Click here to see upcoming teen programs.
Reach Out & Read:
"Reach Out & Read" is an alternate Summer Reading Challenge to make an impact with your reading. For each hour you read, you will earn $0.50 to be donated to a local non-profit. Open to ages 6-18.
At the end of the summer, library staff will count all the hours read and the total amount up to $500 will be donated to Mount Horeb Neighbors Helping Neighbors. You may participate in both the reading challenge with prizes and Reach Out & Read, but an hour of reading does not count for both programs. You must track your time separately. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. (Please come to the library starting June 9 to pick up your reading tracker.)
Upcoming Events
Thursday, July 31, 10-10:30 am
Move however it feels good to you! Time to party with a family-friendly playlist and lots of fun dancing props.
Saturdays, June 7 & August 2 @ 10 am
Any and all caregivers are welcome to this all ages storytime! Donuts and coffee provided as a special sweet treat.
The content is geared towards young children and includes readalouds, songs, and an activity. Feel free to just show up, registration is not required. This program runs approximately 30 minutes.
Monday, August 4 @ 6:30 pm
Who knows the MOST about children’s books? Sign up as an individual or with your team (Registration opens June 9.)
What?
- A trivia competition to see who knows the most about children's books.
- Participants work in teams of 3 or more players.
- Recommended player age of 7+
- The competition will last 60 minutes with a comfort break in the middle.
How?
- Register your team.
- Questions will come from a range of board books, picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, middle grade fiction and non-fiction published within the last 100 years.
- Practice asking each other questions at home (all questions are in multiple-choice format: In what book does a boy find out he is the son of powerful wizards? A. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, B. The Phantom Tollbooth, C. The Wizard of Oz, D. The Lightning Thief).
Why?
- To gamify the love of reading. We encourage playing with your books!
- To encourage participants to read books they might not have chosen.
- To have fun and meet others who enjoy reading for pleasure.
Friday, August 8, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
As a special prize, kids who complete their summer reading challenges are invited to a pool party at the Mount Horeb Aquatic Center! (This ticketed event takes place at 204 Park Street, Mount Horeb.)
Click here for full calendar of events.
Preschool Programs:
All Ages Storytime: Mondays @ 10 am & Thursdays @ 6:30 pm, June 19-July 28
Toddler Music: Thursdays @ 10 am, June 19-July 24
Toddler Dance Party: Thursday, July 31 @ 10am
Wondering what to expect at storytime? Click here to learn more.
Middle Grade Book Club
Tuesdays, June 24, July 8, July 29, 2-2:45 pm
We'll snack, talk about great books you're reading and end with an activity. Pick up your copy of the (optional) group read at the front desk of the library and come to book club ready to chat about the book! Open to readers ages 9-12.
Click here for details on what books we'll be reading.
Bookmark Design Contest
July 1-26
Can you picture your art on one of the library's bookmarks? Pick up an entry form at the library and return your completed design by July 26, 2025 for a chance to be featured.