Summer Reading: Prizes
Summer Reading Program Prizes
To encourage reading at least 20 minutes a day, children and teens will earn weekly Milestone prizes. Adults, you can collect prizes at Milestones 1, 4, and 8; all other weeks, submitting your Milestone automatically enters you into a weekly drawing!
Everyone who completes the program can enter drawings to win Grand Prizes like a tablet, gift cards, art classes, a $529 CollegeAdvantage Savings Plan, and more!
Check out the prizes for your age group below.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors! We couldn't offer such fabulous prizes without you.
Children & Teen Milestone Prizes
Complete each reading milestone to earn the following prizes! Children will pick up prizes at the Children's Desk. Teens may pick up prizes at the Children's or Adult Information Desks. The last day to pick up weekly prizes is August 3 (while supplies last).
Milestone 1: DQ Dilly Bar / Lanyard
Milestone 2: Handel's Cone
Milestone 3: Applebee's Kid's Meal or Mozzarella Sticks
Milestone 4: Dairy Queen Cone
Milestone 5: Book
Milestone 6: Pick a Prize
Milestone 7: Metropolis Popcorn & McDonald's Smoothie
Milestone 8: Dairy Queen Cupcake / Summer Reading 2024 Button
Adult Milestone Prizes
Adults may collect prizes at Milestones 1, 4, and 8. Pick up prizes at the Adult Information Desk (while supplies last).
At Milestones 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, you will be entered into the weekly prize drawing for gift cards, books, library gear, and more!
Milestone 1: Lanyard
Milestone 4: Sticker
Milestone 8: Summer Reading Pin Button
Grand Prizes
In order to qualify for the grand prize drawings, you must complete ALL eight Milestones of Summer Reading by 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 3. Make sure you've logged Milestones 1 through 8 online here!
Adult Special Grand Prize
One winner will receive a CollegeAdvantage Plan valued at $529!
What is it? The plan is a simple, flexible way to invest and save for college expenses or whatever school comes after high school. Learn more at: www.collegeadvantage.com
Eligibility: Summer Reading participant must complete Milestone 8 and enter via the CollegeAdvantage sweepstakes page and win. You must be 18 or older to claim this prize.
Children's Grand Prizes
- Tablet, courtesy of OverDrive (Libby)
- Bluey Set
- Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Discovery of Art Class (for Grades 2 - 5)
- Downview Mini Golf Gift Certificates, courtesy of City of CF Parks & Recreation
- Downview Batting Cage Gift Certificates, courtesy of City of CF Parks & Recreation
- Great Lakes Science Center Family 4-Pack of Tickets
- Riverfront YMCA Gift Certificate for 1 swim lesson, youth sports, or gymnastics class
- Squishmallows Set
- Super Ninja Gift Card
- Signed copy of Guts by Raina Telgemeier
- The Workz arcade card with 30-minutes of unlimited play
Teen Grand Prizes
- Amazon Gift Card, courtesy of Midwest Tape (Hoopla)
- Cuyahoga Valley Art Center Arts Class (Grades 6 & up)
- Downview Mini Golf Gift Certificates, courtesy of City of CF Parks & Recreation
- Natatorium Daily Admission Passes
- Pav's Creamery Gift Card
- Shelf Life 6-month Book Pass
- The Workz arcade card with 30-minutes of unlimited play
Adult Grand Prizes
- $529 College Advantage Savings Plan
- Akron Art Museum Membership & Prize Pack
- Asterisk Gift Card & 1 lb of Coffee
- Chromecast, courtesy of Midwest Tape (Hoopla)
- Roku, courtesy of Midwest Tape (Hoopla)
- HiHo Gift Card & Pint Glass
- Natatorium Day Passes
- Underhill Games Gift Card
- The Workz arcade card with 30-minutes of unlimited play
Our 2024 Sponsors
We are so grateful to the local businesses and organizations who helped make this year's Summer Reading Program possible! Thank you for the weekly coupons, the grand prizes, and all of the collaboration. We appreciate it more than words can express.
- 529 CollegeAdvantage
- Applebee's
- Akron Art Museum
- Akron Rubber Ducks
- Akron Zoo
- Asterisk Coffee Bar
- Cleveland Orchestra
- City of Cuyahoga Falls Parks & Recreation
- Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, the Artistic Partner of the Summer Reading Program
- Downtown Cuyahoga Falls Partnership
- Dairy Queen
- Great Lakes Science Center
- Grandpa Joe's Candy Shop
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream