Summer Reads '25

Remember the fun of signing up for EPL's summer reading club when you were a kid? Well, there's now a summer reading club for adults! From June 28- August 23 both adults and teens can sign up for Summer Reads ’25.

Read with your kids! Parents, don't forget to sign up your kids for Summer Reading Fest at EPL and read along with them this Summer!

Let the summer fun begin!

Stop by your nearest EPL branch to pick up your activity sheet or register online to keep track of your reading and other activities to win some great prizes including a private cooking class in EPL's The Kitchen.

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Two Ways to Participate:

  1. Pick up a Summer Reads Tracking SheetStarting on June 28, you can pick up your Summer Reads '25 tracking sheet at any EPL location. After you read for 7 hours and complete a mimimum of 2 activities you can bring your completed activity sheet back to an EPL branch to have your name entered to win one of this year's prizes!

  1. Participate OnlineIf you would rather keep track of your reading online, you can register here with your library card number and PIN to track your hours spent reading and your activities completed. If you're participating online, you can login every time that you want to add hours to your reading total or check off any of the activities that you complete. Each time you login you'll see your reading and activity totals. You'll automatically be entered to win one prize for every 7 hours read and 2 activities completed.

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Prizes

Starting on June 28, you can pick up your Summer Reads '25 activity sheet at any EPL location. Or if you would rather keep track of your reading online, you can register with your library card number and PIN to track your hours spent reading and your activities completed.

After you've read for 7 hours and have completed any two activities you'll be entered to win one of the following prizes below.

Grand Prize:
Private class in EPL's The Kitchen for up to 12 people.

Gift Card to one of the following Edmonton businesses:

Forward Thinking Speaker Series Tickets:
A Conversation with Peter Mansbridge
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Signed Book:
John Douglas autographed copy of Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

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Free admission to K-Days

Signed Book:
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