Step-by-step instructions on how to take part in the Library's Summer Reading Program.

1. Getting started:
Families & Groups
Summer Reading 2015
It’s easy to create a Summer
Reading profile for a group.
All you need is a Library card!

2. Get a Library card Parents, childcare
centers, and
summer camps
can register their
entire group for
Summer Learning
with just one
account.
That person will
need a Library
card. It’s simple
to get one. Visit
your nearest
branch or apply
online.
www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/account/application.aspx

3. Teachers or group
leaders are welcome
to use their Educator
Cards to create their
group profile.

4. Creating Your Profile Once you have
your card in hand,
you’re ready to
get started!
Visit the Summer
Learning website
and select “Be an
All-Star Reader.”
In the drop-down
menu select
“Track Your
Reading.”
www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/SummerLearn

5. Select “Create a Profile”

6. Enter your library
card number. The
form will
automatically fill in
with the name,
phone number, etc.
associated with your
Library account.
When you’re done,
click the “Agree”
button.

7. Click the “Add
Another Participant
to Your Account”
button. Enter the
required
information.
Repeat this step for
every child you want
to add to your
account. The
software
automatically
assigns a unique ID
number to each
child. If the child
wants to track their
activity individually,
they can use this ID
number to log in.

8. Now you’re ready to begin tracking your reading!

9. Select an avatar and color scheme
It’s optional if you
want to set goals
But be sure to
select “Save Profile”

10. Select “Multiple
Participant Activity”
and you’re ready to
track the reading of
everyone in your
group.
You’ll need to decide
if you want to track
your reading by
number of books OR
number of hours,
and then be
consistent
throughout the
summer.

11. To track the
progress of an
individual child,
make a note of the
five-digit “Library
ID” number, log out,
then log back in
using the “Library
ID” number. You
can then track
reading, record
activity, and see
achievements
earned.

12. Summer Reading Prizes

13. Babies to Preschool —
birth to age 5
• Babies Level 1 — Book
• Babies Level 2 — Sippy
cup or bib
• Babies Level 3 – Snack
Container
• Preschool Level 1 — Book
• Preschool Level 2 —
Watercolor paints
• Preschool Level 3 — Sand
pail with flyer lid, yard
sign plus a grand prize
entry
• GRAND PRIZE:
Preschoolers who reach
level 3 by July 31 will be
entered to win a Nabi 2!
• Keep reading (4 books
OR 4 hours) = additional
grand prize entry

14. Kids — Ages 6-12 • Kids Level 1 — Book &
Gold Star Chili gift card
• Kids Level 2 — Hacky-
sack ball
• Kids Level 3 —
Drawstring backpack,
yard sign plus a grand
prize entry
• GRAND PRIZE: Kids
who reach level 3 by
July 31 will be entered
to win Kindle Fire HD!
• Keep Reading (4 books
OR 4 hours) =
additional grand prize
entry

15. Teens — Ages 13-18 • Level 1 — Book & Gold
Star Chili gift card
• Level 2 — Deluxe pair
of earbuds
• Level 3 — USB charger
and a grand prize entry
• GRAND PRIZE: Teens
who reach level 3 by
July 31 will be entered
to win Kindle Fire HD!
• Keep Reading (4 books
or 4 hours) =
additional grand prize
entry

16. Adults — Ages 19 & up • Level 1 — Free used
book from the Friends
of the Public Library or
Anderson Township
Library Association or a
coupon for a free used
book or audiovisual
item up to $3 at a
Friends of the Public
Library or Anderson
Township Library
Association sale.
• Level 2 — Choice of tote
bag or earbuds and a
tech stand, plus an
entry into the grand
prize drawing
• GRAND PRIZE: Adults
who reach level 2 by
July 31 will be entered
to win a $100 Kroger
Gift Card!
• Keep Reading (4 hours
or 4 books) = additional
grand prize entry

17. Did you know that when you
read to your child the activity
counts both towards his or
her Summer Reading and
your own?

18. And that listening to
audiobooks, and reading
eBooks, newspapers and
magazines also count towards
your Summer Reading activity.

19. Summer
Reading
is fun for
all ages!

20. www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/SummerLearn