June 1 through July 31, 2020
This program is intended for all age groups! Children (Grades K – 5), Teens, (Grades 6 – 12), and Adults (Ages 18 and Up) are all welcome to participate to earn chances to win fabulous prizes including gift cards, books, and more!
Download Your Log today!
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 AM – Noon on Deis Hill at Dover City Park
Our event will feature a Reverse Storybook Parade featuring beloved storybook characters we all know and love! Drive your family along the parade route to see all of the characters and receive a special goody bag, your Summer Reading tracker, and some sweet treats. This is a free event for the entire family. Kids are encouraged to dress up if they like! We ask that you stay in your vehicle along the parade route and to remember to please drive carefully! Please remember that the Reverse Parade can be done anytime between 10:00 AM and Noon.
Summer Reading Directions
To get started, pick up a tracker at the Summer Reading Kickoff or download the PDF version (coming soon). For each 20 minutes that you read, color in a marker on your map. Every 5 markers earns you a ticket to win one of our prizes. Tickets are located in the back of the log. Complete the whole map (600 minutes) to enter to win a grand prize. Return your completed log and tickets to the Dover Public Library by July 31 to enter to win your prizes.
On Your Honor
By participating in the Summer Reading Program, you agree to be honest about your reading accomplishments.
Prizes
Prizes include gift cards to local businesses, books, and more! All children who finish the program will receive a free book and a sign in their yard. All teens who finish the program will receive a new teen book, provided by a 21st Century Afterschool Learning Grant with Dover High School.
When filling out each ticket, children may choose one of three prize packages to enter to win:
- Princess Basket
- 7 Books Various Reading Levels Preschool-5th Grade
- Large Floor Puzzle
- Sticker Activity Book
- Princess Crayons
- Grab -n- Go Play Pack
- Unicorn Melty Bead Kit
- Tea Party Playing Cards
- Tea Party Craft Necklace
- Princess Puffy Sticker Play Set
- Knight Basket
- 7 Books Various Reading Levels Preschool-5th Grade includes Maze and Activity Books
- Cut and Assemble Paper Dragons(8)
- Wooden Dragon Castle with Knights and Dragons
- Family Movie Basket
- 4 Tickets to Kings Island
- 6 DVD’s
- Popcorn Bucket
- Popcorn
- Candy
- Drinks
- Free Large Pizza Coupon from Pangrazios Pizza
Grand Prizes
Children – a bike donated by the Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmer’s Association and a Bicycle Book by Gail Gibbons OR a Hogwarts Great Hall Lego Set with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.
Teens – a 3D pen prize package provided by a 21st Century Afterschool Learning Grant with Dover High School
Adults – Gift Card Bouquet donated by the Friends of the Dover Public Library
Reading Challenges
Participants can also earn two bonus tickets by completing any two of the following Reading Challenges:
- Read a book about (or taking place in) another country
- Read a book about a road trip
- Read a book by an Ohio author
- Read a book by an author who is not American
- Read a book originally published in another language
- Read a nonfiction book
- Read a book from a genre you normally don’t read
Special thanks to all of our Sponsors:
- Directions Federal Credit Union
- The Emporium
- The Feller Team at Kaufman Realty
- The Friends of the Dover Public Library
- Kings Island
- Pangrazio’s Pizza
- The Tuscarawas County Dairy Farmers Association
- Yoder’s Hometown Market
Funding was also provided by a 21st Century Grant with Dover High School, which promotes learning activities outside of classroom walls.
Download Your Log today!