This document provides instructions for individuals to sign up for the Cincinnati Library's Summer Reading program online. It explains that all that is needed is a library card to create a profile to track books read or hours spent reading. Various prize levels are available depending on age group for completing levels of reading. Babies to preschoolers can win items like books or toys, while kids, teens and adults can win items or gift cards. Reading to children also counts for both reader and child. Audiobooks and ebooks also count toward reading goals. The goal is to encourage reading participation over the summer months.

1. Summer Reading 2015
Getting started:
Individuals
It’s easy to create your
Summer Reading profile and
start tracking your reading.
All you need is a Library card!

2. Get a Library card
If you don’t have a
Library card it’s
simple to get one.
Go to your nearest
branch or online.
www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/account/application.aspx

3. Once you have your card in hand … Go to the Summer
Learning website
www.CincinnatiLibrary.
org/SummerLearn
and select “Be an
All-Star Reader.”
In the drop-down
menu select “Track
Your Reading.”
www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/SummerLearn

4. Select “Create a Profile”

5. 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.

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

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

8. 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.

9. Once you’ve completed your first level (four
books OR four hours) you’ll receive a badge.
You can redeem it for a prize

10. Adults have two prize levels to complete while
preschoolers through teens have three prize
levels. After that, every level completed is an
entry into the grand prize drawing.

11. Summer Reading Prizes

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

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

18. Summer
Reading
is fun for
all ages!

19. www.CincinnatiLibrary.org/SummerLearn