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An open book with the words Color Our World coming out of the pages surrounded by plants, art supplies, and bright colors

Summer Reading 2025: Color Our World

Ends in:

June 1 - July 31

As always, summer reading is open to all ages. You can sign up any time between now and July 31 - but you can't start logging your minutes until June 1!

Sign up online or at your branch! You'll earn a raffle ticket for each hour you read - plus some smaller prizes along the way.

Read to Earn Prizes

A group of friends reading and writing together Earn a raffle ticket for each hour you read! You can log your reading and submit tickets online, or visit your favorite branch for an old-fashioned paper tracker.

Each ticket can be submitted for a chance to win one of our fabulous Grand Prizes!

But that's not all - everyone can also earn the following prizes:

Kids and Teens Prizes:

1st hour of reading: A Railcats ticket & a voucher for a free one-topping individual pizza from Lou Malnati's

2nd hour of reading: Colored pencils

3rd hour of reading: Free book

4th hour of reading: Color-on book tote and crayons

Adult Prize:

At 4 hours of reading: 3 free books

the words Colorea Nuestro Mundo surrounded by art supplies, books, a rainbow, and birds

FAQs:

Q: What if I read to someone else?

A: Both of you get credit for that reading time!

Q: Do audiobooks count?

A: Yes! Time spent listening to a book is time spent reading.

Q: I can't read for a whole hour at a time. Can I log smaller units?

A: Yes! You can log as little as 1 minute at a time (and no more than 900 minutes in a day).

Q: When do I find out if I won a Grand Prize?

A: Grand Prize winners will be contacted August 4.

Special Events

Genealogy Class: Digitize and Organize Your Photos and Files

Thu, Aug 28, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Merrillville - Meeting Room A

Our speaker will be Mike Hall from the Lake County Public Library Libratory. Tour and learn about the services offered through The Libratory. https://www.lcplin.org/libratory

Registration is now closed

Livestream Author Talk with Hannah Nicole Maehrer - Bestselling Author of the Assistant to the Villain Series

Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

LCPL Virtual Branch - Public Virtual Mtg Rm 1

Join other readers for a livestream conversation with Hannah Nicole Maehrer about Accomplice to the Villain, and the Assistant to the Villain series.

LCPL ComicFest

Sat, Sep 06, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Merrillville Branch - Lower Level

Come join the fun - free for all ages! Get geeky with video games, children's activities, an artist alley, and cosplay contests! Costumes are encouraged.

Livestream Author Talk with Jefferson Fisher - Author of The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

Wed, Sep 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

LCPL Virtual Branch - Public Virtual Mtg Rm 1

Join other readers for a livestream conversation with Jefferson Fisher about The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More.

Livestream Author Talk with Gabe Henry - Author of Enough is Enuf

Wed, Sep 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

LCPL Virtual Branch - Public Virtual Mtg Rm 1

Join other readers for a livestream conversation with Gabe Henry about Enough is Enuf.

Family Book Party

Thu, Sep 18, 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Munster - Large Meeting Room

Join us for this all ages event to celebrate National Library Card Sign Up month! There will be book bingo, button making and a bookmark craft!

Pajama Family Storytime: Ages 4 - 12

Thu, Sep 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Merrillville - Children's Programming Room

Pajama storytime for the family. Hear stories, sing songs and have fun! Pajamas are not required, but feel free to wear your favorite pair.

Dogman Bingo

Thu, Sep 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)

Celebrate National Library Card Sign Up Month with us! Play Dogman bingo for a chance to win a free book!

Registration opens Monday, September 1 2025 at 9:00am

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Grand Prize Raffle

Thank you to the Friends of LCPL for providing this year's awesome prizes! For each hour you read, you earn one raffle ticket to put toward one of these prizes. You can also earn smaller prizes for your first 4 hours of reading!