Summer Reading: Prizes

Summer Reading Program Prizes

The first 1,000 people to complete the Summer Reading Program will receive a limited edition Summer Reading Program Enamel Pin.

 

Everyone who finishes will enter the Grand Prize Drawings for gift cards, prize baskets, art classes, and more! Check out the prizes for your age group below.

 

Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors! We couldn't offer such fabulous prizes without you.  

Taylor the Otter Pin

Kid & Teen Milestone Prizes

Complete and log your reading Milestones 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.

All prizes available while supplies last. The last day to pick up Milestone prizes is Friday, August 7. 

Kid and Teen Milestone prizes 1 Lanyard and DQ Dilly Bar, 2 Hanel's Ice Cream logo, 3 Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers logo, 4 DQ logo with soft serve cone, 5 McDonald's Smoothie and Metropolis Popcorn, 6 Dino Pick a Prize Dinosaur in a box of toys, 7 Book and Buffalo Wild Wings logo, 8 DQ cupcake and Taylor the Otter pin

Milestone 1: DQ Dilly Bar & Lanyard

Milestone 2: Handel's Cone

Milestone 3: Raising Canes Kid's Combo

Milestone 4: Dairy Queen Cone

Milestone 5: Metropolis Movie Theater Popcorn & McDonald's Smoothie

Milestone 6: Dino Pick-a-Prize

Milestone 7: Book, Buffalo Wild Wings Bookmark

Milestone 8: Dairy Queen Cupcake & Summer Reading 2026 Taylor the Otter Enamel Pin

Adult Milestone Prizes

Adults may collect prizes after completing and logging each Milestone.
Pick up prizes at the Adult Information Desk, available while supplies last.

Small graphic images of the Adult Milestone Prize list.

Milestone 1: Lanyard

Milestone 2: Weekly Prize Drawing Entry (Automatic) + Grand Prize Drawing Entry (Physical Ticket)

Milestone 3: Weekly Prize Drawing Entry (Automatic) + Grand Prize Drawing Entry (Physical Ticket)

Milestone 4: Candy Bar

Milestone 5: Weekly Prize Drawing Entry (Automatic) + Grand Prize Drawing Entry (Physical Ticket)

Milestone 6: Weekly Prize Drawing Entry (Automatic) + Grand Prize Drawing Entry (Physical Ticket)

Milestone 7: Weekly Prize Drawing Entry (Automatic) + Grand Prize Drawing Entry (Physical Ticket)

Milestone 8: Summer Reading 2026 Taylor the Otter Enamel Pin

Limited quantities of each prize are available. The last day to pick up Milestone prizes is Friday, August 7. 

Grand Prizes

In order to qualify for the grand prize drawings, you must complete ALL eight Milestones of Summer Reading by Friday, August 7. Make sure you've logged Milestones 1 through 8 online here!

Adult Grand Prizes
Akron Art Museum logo and two wrapped books plus an envelope that says guest passes
Akron Art Museum 4 Guest Passes & Video Game Book
Aladdin's Eatery gift basket with various pre-packaged food items
Aladdin's Eatery Gift Basket
Asterisk coffee logo, a bag of coffee beans, and a bag with a gift card inside of it
Asterisk Coffee Gift Card + 1 lb of Coffee
HiHO Brewing logo and a graphic of a gift card
HiHO Brewery Gift Card
Hope Soap logo, coaster with a fruit in the bathtub, candle called Cuyahoga Golden Hour, gift card $25, lip butter, tube of moisturizer.
Hope Soap Gift Card & Candle, Coaster, Body Nectar, and Lip Butter
Lenovo logo text that reads tablet, graphic of a tablet provided by Midwest Tape Hoopla
Lenovo Tablet courtesy of Midwest Tape (Hoopla)
Plot Threads logo, a Cuyahoga Falls Library branded mug and tote bag.
Plot Threads Gift Card & Library Swag
Teen Grand Prizes
Akron Art Museum logo and two wrapped books plus an envelope that says guest passes
Akron Art Museum 4 Guest Passes & Video Game Book
Blind Box Basket (mystery mini collectibles)
Decheco's Pizza Logo, gift card graphic, and a graphic of two pizza boxes with one open.
Decheco's Pizza Gift Card
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First Watch Gift Card and Swag Box
Panera Bread logo and a pillo that looks like a loaf of bread
Panera Gift Card & Bread Pillow
Pav's creamery logo with a graphic of a gift card and one of the outside of an old fashioned ice cream parlor
Pav's Creamery Gift Card
Plot Threads logo, a Cuyahoga Falls Library branded mug and tote bag.
Plot Threads Gift Card & Library Swag
Children's Grand Prizes
The YMCA logo, birthday party scene, Parks & Recreation logo, mini golf scene
Basket 1 - Fun in Cuyahoga Falls
 
  • Gift Card for a YMCA Birthday Party (Rock Wall, Gymnasium, OR Gymnastics), valid at the Riverfront YMCA
  • Passes for mini golf and batting cages at Downview Sports Center
Image of a little boy with library staff making a shirt, looking at books, and receiving a certificate
Basket 2 - Kid Librarian for a Day
  • One hour working in the Children's Department and a pizza lunch with a librarian
  • A behind-the-scenes tour of the library
  • Create a display at the library 
  • Make a library t-shirt in the MakerSpace
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center logo Akron Art Museum Logo Air Dry Clay, White Canvas, Drawing Book, Markers
Basket 3 - Art Basket
 
  • CVAC Art Class for grades 2-5 
  • Akron Art Museum Family Membership
  • Variety of art supplies, including polymer clay, canvas, paint, and more
Ramseyer Farms Logo, Hot Chocolate Kit, Pumpkin Carving Kit, Fall Activity Book
Basket 4 - Fall Adventure
  • 4-Pack Ramseyer Farms Passes 
  • Fall Cookbook/Activity Book
  • Hot Cocoa Set
  • Pumpkin Carving Set
Little Diggers logo, Rock the Spectrum Kids' Gym Logo, Puzzle, Squirrel Game, Dino Tiles
Basket 5 - Pre-K Indoor Play
Great Lakes Science Center logo, Dino Terrarium kit, Earth Science Kit, Dino Clay Kit
Basket 6 - Science Adventure Kit
  • 4-Pack Great Lakes Science Center Tickets
  • Dino Clay Kit
  • Dino Terrarium
  • Earth Science Kit 

Our 2026 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.