Adventure Begins at Your Library!
Looking for a fun way to read motivate your summer reading? Join the Valley-wide Adult Summer Reads 2024 at The Community Library.
The Community Library, Hailey Public Library, and Bellevue Public Library are collaborating once again to host a summer reading program for adult library users. Our theme for the year is Adventure Begins at Your Library, which aims to expand and inspire your reading choices.
The program will run from Friday, May 24 to Tuesday, September 3, 2024. In-person and on-line registration opens Friday, May 24, 2024, and will continue through late August so that new readers can join in throughout the summer.
Reading and summers — it’s an ideal pairing for the mountains lifestyle.
“The Adult Summer Reads lends itself to encouraging readers to chose diverse picks. Your choices to might include selections you might not normally read, whether that be new genres or subjects you’ve yet to explore,” says Director of Library Operations Pam Parker. “This year’s Adult Summer Reads theme of Adventure Begins at Your Library aims to inspire your imagination around travel-themed reads as well as adventurous activities and feats. Whether it’s a novel turned vacarious vacation or a hiking guide to area trails you’ve never visited, this is your chance to Read Fearlessly with a flair for adventure.
“I always look forward to adult summer readers coming in to have their passports stamped. We’ve had some amazing participation in this program since it started up three years ago. Summer reading is truly just not for kids anymore!”
The passport is available in both English and Spanish. It can be picked up at any of the three participating Valley libraries after you’ve registered.
For each book read or activity completed, readers will get a page in their passport stamped at their ‘home’ library and receive one ticket per stamp to enter drawings for great prizes—including gift certificates to the Gold Mine Thrift store. In addition, two participants will be selected from each library to enjoy a casual tour and dinner at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House.
Participants must be 18+ and will need a library card with The Community Library — visit Get a Library Card to get started. Children and Teens should register in the Children and Teen programs.
Drawing: Prize winners will be drawn randomly on September 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. and winners will be notified by telephone.
