Summer Challenge 2026

July 6 to September 5

Join the Summer Challenge and make the library part of your summer adventure!

Summer Challenge 2026


GVPL’s Summer Challenge is a self-paced activity that celebrates reading, learning, and exploring all the library has to offer.

Download a bingo card or pick one up at any branch. Complete at least four of the 16 fun challenges to enter our end-of-summer prize draw.

Read anywhere, then return your completed card to any branch to enter the draw. Make this summer unforgettable!

Details

  • Open to anyone who is 13 years or older by September 5, 2026.
  • Participants must have a valid library card. Don’t have a library card? Sign up for a library card here.
  • Complete at least four of the 16 challenges and return your bingo card to any branch by September 5, 2026.
  • One card equals one entry. Limit of one entry per person.
  • The contest runs from July 6 to September 5, 2026.
  • Prizes will be awarded through a random draw. Limit of one prize per person. Winners will be notified in early September.

Prizes

  • 1 x $100 gift card to Russell Books
  • 11 x $50 gift cards to Russell Books

Contest rules

The contest rules are here.

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