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Sumter County Library's 2025 Summer Reading Program!
June 9th - July 25th
To participate, register for one of our three summer reading challenges by visiting any of our library locations or online at sumtercountylibrary.beanstack.org after May 20th.
Early Reader Challenge ages 0 - 4
Children's Reading Challenge ages 5 - 12
Teen Reading Challenge ages 13 -17
After you register, pick up your tote bags, reading logs, and bookmarks at any location.
Set a goal to read 20 minutes a day for 30 days.
Record the time you or your child reads online at sumtercountylibrary.beanstack.org or the provided reading logs.
Visit any Sumter County Library location before July 24th @ 6:00 PM and let us know you have completed your challenge to claim your prize and be entered for a chance to win a grand prize.
General prizes are available until August 7th.
Grand Prizes!
Toddlers 3 and 4 can win
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Counting Ice Cream Cones
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Match’n Roll Farm Number Train
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LEGO DUPLO Train Set
Early Reader Challenge Grand Prizes
Babies and young toddlers between 0 and 2 can win
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Calming Cuddle Bug
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Sensory Beehive
Children's Reading Challenge Grand Prizes
Children ages 5 to 12 can win
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LEGO MineCraft Mine Expedition
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Engino Discovering Stem Kit
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Road Builder Logic Puzzle
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LEGO Gear Bots
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Children's Art Class at Sip and Gogh
Teen Reading Challenge
Teens ages 13 to 17 can win
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Shuttle Deluxe Gift Art Kit
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SCRIB3D P1 3D Pen
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Teen Art Class at Sip and Gogh
The winners of the grand prize drawing will be announced on July 25th on Facebook and sumtercountylibrary.org
Summer Reading Program Activities
Between June 9th and July 25th, all locations will have various activities.
For more information about our summer reading programs, check out our Information Booklet
Some activities require registration
Call or visit the library branch holding the activity to register before the day of the activity.
Waiting lists will be created if slots are full
Please let us know if you can't make it to a program you registered for.
2025 Summer Reading Program Sponsors and Partners
Special thanks to the Friends of The Sumter County Library who help make our annual Summer Reading Program possible with their sponsorship.
These programs were made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the South Carolina State Library.
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Community Mural Project
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Pendulum Painting Program
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Sand Art Program
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Painting for Toddlers Program
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Paper Sculpture Program
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Magazine Strip Art Program
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Tie Dye Program
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Teen Art Mixed Media Buffet Program
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Teen Art Plaster Sculpture Program
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Coding and Robotics Club Programming
Supplementary materials for our summer reading program were also provided by the South Carolina State Library and distributed to libraries around our state.
Local Sponsors and Donors
Music Gator donated the movies shown during our Summer Reading Program.
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Mid Carolina Exterminating Sprayed The Wesmark Library lawn for pests for our Tie Dye Program
Lowe's Provided Build and Grow Project Kits for our Lowe's Build and Grow Programs.
Chick-fil-A and Sweet Frog provided additional incentive prizes for our Summer Reading Challenge.
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Sip and Gogh provided free classes to teens and children who completed Summer Reading Challenges
Volunteer Presenters
Ricker M from Mystic Box Productions assisted with the Rubik's Cube 101 program at the Wesmark Branch Library.
Thank you to everyone who provided support for this program!
Other Credits
This year’s theme was chosen by the Collaborative Summer Reading Program, which commissioned artwork from Mike Mullan.
