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Summer Reading Challenge 2026
June 1 - July 31

Have questions about our Summer Reading Challenge? Get your answers here! Look below for all the information you need to get the most out of your reading challenge this summer.

Getting Started

We are offering two ways to participate in our challenges this year. We want you to join us this summer in whichever way works best for you! Even if you miss the Kick Off Party on Saturday, May 30, you will still be able to join in on the fun all summer long!

Registration

You can track your challenges online with Beanstack, stop by the library to pick up a paper version, or print your own log. If you'd like to go the paper route, don't forget to sign up online using the link below. If you choose to use Beanstack, be sure to check out our Beanstack page for tips and tricks to help you easily track all year round.

Age Groups

Not sure which age group to sign up for? No problem! See our chart below! Because our challenge is time-based, they are suitable for all abilities as well. If you are making a selection based on grades, we recommend choosing the grade your student will be in during the upcoming school year.

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Birth - 5 Years Old

We believe that you are never too young to start reading! All readers must read for 600 minutes. Books read during the summer also count toward our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Challenge. Don't forget to log the titles in both challenges! Parents can also count the time spent reading with their kids in their own reading challenge, so make sure to keep track of how long you read together.

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Completion

To complete this challenge, you must read for a total of 600 minutes.

Prizes

All participants who complete the challenge will earn one free book from the Friends of the Library and one raffle entry. Once you complete your challenge, you must come to the library to receive your raffle ticket and choose which raffle you would like to enter. No tickets will be given out after Saturday, August 1. Participants will not be automatically entered into a raffle.

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Check out our prize page for details on what you could win!

1st - 5th Grade

What better way to help your child avoid the summer slump and keep up with their reading even when school's out? Elementary school kids will be reading anything and everything this summer to rack up those minutes and reach their goal. Parents can also count time spent reading with their kids in their reading challenge, so make sure you keep up with how long you read together.

Completion

To complete this challenge, you must read for a total of 600 minutes.

Prizes

All participants who complete the challenge will earn one free book from the Friends of the Library and one raffle entry. Once you complete your challenge, you must come to the library to receive your raffle ticket and choose which raffle you would like to enter. No tickets will be given out after Saturday, August 1. Participants will not be automatically entered into a raffle.

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Check out our prize page for details on what you could win!

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6th - 12th Grade

Middle and high school students are reading towards a minute goal again this year. They will be encouraged to read anything and everything in order to complete it. Just make sure you are keeping track and logging all those minutes spent reading! All reading counts too: Audiobooks, magazines, manga, and even summer reading assignments can count towards your overall time.

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Completion

To complete this challenge, you must read for a total of 600 minutes.

Prizes

All participants who complete the challenge will earn one free book from the Friends of the Library and one raffle entry. Once you complete your challenge, you must come to the library to receive your raffle ticket and choose which raffle you would like to enter. No tickets will be given out after Saturday, August 1. Participants will not be automatically entered into a raffle.

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Check out our prize page for details on what you could win!

Ages 18 and Up

Just because you're all grown up doesn't mean that you get to miss out on all the fun of Summer Reading! You may not be able to read your way to a free personal pizza anymore, but you can still win some great prizes this year. The adults this year will be reading a minute goal. You can read anything and everything in order to complete it. All reading counts too: Audiobooks, magazines, ebooks, and even the reading you do with your kids or family members. Just make sure you are keeping track of and logging all those minutes you spend reading! 

Completion

To complete this challenge, you must read for a total of 600 minutes.

Prizes

All participants who complete the challenge will earn one free book from the Friends of the Library and one raffle entry. Once you complete your challenge, you must come to the library to receive your raffle ticket and choose which raffle you would like to enter. No tickets will be given out after Saturday, August 1. Participants will not be automatically entered into a raffle.

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Check out our prize page for details on what you could win!

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Prize Pick Up

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While we will have a party on the last day of Summer Reading to celebrate your hard work, you are encouraged to come pick up your prizes as soon as you complete! All participants who complete the challenge will earn one free book from the Friends of the Library and one raffle entry. Once you complete your challenge, you must come to the library to receive your raffle ticket and choose which raffle you would like to enter. No tickets will be given out after Saturday, August 1. Participants will not be automatically entered into a raffle, so make sure you stop by to get your ticket!

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Check out our prize page for details on what you could win!

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Raffle winners will be contacted on August 10, 2026.

Address & Phone

108 Catoosa Cir,

Ringgold, GA 30736

(706) 965-3600

Info@catoosacountylibrary.org

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