UNEARTH A STORY
Teens entering grades 7-12 register, read, and report their reading.
Join us this summer as we “UNEARTH A STORY” with weekly themes and activities around themes of dinosaurs, paleontology, archaeology, rocks and , and more!
How It Works
2026 Registration Opens: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Find the registration form HERE.
Summer Reading Kick-off: Thursday, June 4, 2026 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Drop-in activities to launch our “Unearth a Story” theme.
Deadline for Reporting Pages: Friday, July 24, 2026, at 5:00 pm.
Find the Reading Log to report pages HERE.
Awards Celebration: Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
Cake & Summer Reading Award Winners Announced
All participants who register, participate, and report at least one book read will receive a $10 gift card to Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum or Iconoclast Books & Gifts in Hailey. Gift cards must be picked up in person at The Community Library.
Students entering Grades 7-12: Please report once for each book read. You may report up to 24 books. Participants will earn 1 ticket into our Grand Prize Drawing for each book they read and report.
We are supporting the valley-wide Wood River Middle School Teen Reading Bingo card as well. For a full Bingo card blackout, earn 5 additional tickets. Bingo Cards can be downloaded HERE. Blackout must be turned in (in person) at The Community Library in Ketchum.
Summer Reading Prizes
- Coming soon!
Register Here
Report Here
Teens Summer Reading Rules
You Must Register AND Log Your Pages of Reading by 5pm on Friday, July 24, 2026
Teens must be registered for the summer reading program AND log their reading in order to win a prize. Forms for registering and logging are above.
Claim Your Prize
Prize winners will be determined by a blind drawing. You need not be present to win. Prizes must be picked up in person by August 31, 2026. We do not deliver. In the rare instance that an advertised prize is not available, an alternative prize will be substituted at the sole discretion of The Community Library.
Redeem Your $10 Gift Card
Summer Reading Gift Cards can be redeemed at either Iconoclast Books and Gifts in Hailey or Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum.
