Summer Reading 2024
All ages are invited to participate in Clinton Public Library's Summer Reading program! Win prizes, attend awesome events, and read! This year's theme is READ, RENEW, REPEAT. Conservation as a movement focuses on protecting species from extinction, maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystem services, and protecting biological diversity.
FOR ADULTS! (18+)
Clinton Reading Challenge
May 27 - September 2, 2024
Click HERE or on the image above to get started!
Prize Opportunities
Clinton Reading Challenge
Every time a participant turns in their reading log on time, either with the physical or digital log, they’ll be entered to win $25 in River City Gold and a library tumbler. Four people will win this prize. Woo hoo!
Our top readers will also be awarded trophies. Prize and trophy winners will be announced on Monday, September 9th.
Bingo Sheet
Mark off every library event you attend. For more event information, please view our programming calendar. Registration for some events is encouraged
Return your completed bingo to the library by Friday, September 6th to be entered to win a prize. You’ll be entered once into our raffle for each bingo you earn. Our raffle winner will get $25 in River City Gold and a goody bag. The winner will be announced on Monday, September 9th.
Individuals can pick up a bingo sheet from the library’s main desk starting on Monday, May 20th. You can also print this bingo off at home; CLICK HERE to download it.
Questions?
Call the library and ask for Kate or email Kate directly at kstruble@clintonpubliclibrary.us.
FOR KIDS & TEENS! (Ages 0-17)
READ, RENEW, REPEAT
June 1 - August 3, 2024
Click HERE or on the image above to get started!
You can log either with a physical paper log or using the Beanstack App. Pre-Registration in Beanstack is available. Those who participate through Beanstack will get virtual tickets for their raffles, but physical and virtual tickets will be put into the same raffles. You cannot get physical and virtual tickets. Choose one venue to track.
Raffle Tickets can be submitted until Friday, August 9th. Raffle prizes will be drawn the following week, and winners will be contacted. Winners have until Friday, September 6th to pick up their prizes before another name is drawn.
Early Lit | Ages 0-6
Read ten hours over ten weeks and your name will be put into a raffle of your choosing. You get tickets at Registration, 5 Hours, 10 Hours. There is an activity BINGO for extra raffle tickets. You can also print this bingo off at home; CLICK HERE to download it.
Kids | Ages 7-12
Read ten hours over ten weeks and your name will be put into a raffle of your choosing. You get tickets at Registration, 5 Hours, 10 Hours. An extra ticket will be available at 15 Hours and 20 Hours read.
Teen | Ages 13-17
Read ten hours over ten weeks and your name will be put into a raffle of your choosing. You get tickets at Registration, 5 Hours, 10 Hours. An extra ticket will be available at 15 hours and 20 Hours read.
Questions?
Please ask youth library staff member in person or email childrens@clintonpubliclibrary.us.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Summer Reading events are held in addition to regularly occurring events and special programs.
For a full calendar view, visit our Programs & Events page.
Color Guide: PreK | Kids K-6 | Teen | Family | Online
Storytime | Clinton County Sheriffs
Wednesday, July 24 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Storytime is offered continually, with breaks occurring in late December and August. Join us for fun, stories, songs, puppet shows, and a craft to take home!
Creative Explorers | Cardboard Crazy Day
Wednesday, July 24 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Join us for an afternoon of play and learning! The Creative Explorers (formerly Afternoon Adventures) program offers a space for children to create, explore, and discover. Through fun and interactive programs, we aim to provide patrons of all abilities and stages of learning with the opportunity to learn about the world around them in a hands-on way.
Caregivers are encouraged to stay in the building and participate with their children. Children under the age of 8 are not to be left alone in the building without a caretaker at least 14 years of age.
Reading Party
Thursday, July 25 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Attend this program to enjoy quiet reading time with other readers. This is the perfect party for people of all ages who want to designate time to read. Light drinks and snacks will be provided. This is a family friendly event as part of our summer reading program.
Can't make it right at 5:30pm? That's ok! Come whenever you can to read with us, even if it's for ten minutes.
Family Movie Nights | FernGully
Friday, July 26 | 7:30PM (Movie @ 9PM) | Lyons Four Square Park
The Summer Movie Series is sponsored by Grow Clinton and brought to you by Clinton Public Library, The Franciscan Peace Center, and the Sawmill Museum. Join us for an outdoor movie, fun activities, food trucks, community, and more!
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) | Shout! Factory | Rating: G | Runtime: 1h 16m | Synopsis: The magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.
Virtual Author Talk | Dan Santat
Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat (5th-8th Grade)
Tuesday, July 30 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM | Online: REGISTER HERE
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His winning book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic memoir based on his own awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Storytime at the Pool
Wednesday, July 31 | 9:30AM - 11:30AM | Riverview Pool
Come chill with us in the wading pool for storytime, songs, and swimming! Registration is required; 2 hour-long timeslots available, limit 30 attendees each.
Time Slot 1 (9:30-10:30am) | Time Slot 2 (10:30-11:30am)
Environmental Board Games
Wednesday, July 31 | 11:00AM - 3:00PM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Join us for some fun and games with our friends from Green Iowa AmeriCorps! Learn about recycling, water conservation, and other ways to protect the environment while playing with a variety of fun games and puzzles!
(Note: Creative Explorers will not be held on July 31st)
Summer Splash
with Clinton Fire Department
Friday, August 2 | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Clinton Park
Children K-6, please join us at Clinton Park for Summer Splash with the Clinton Fire Department!
Saturday Storytime
Saturday, August 3 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Storytime is offered continually, with breaks occurring in late December and August. Join us for fun, stories, songs, puppet shows, and a craft to take home!
The Book Was Better Club | Mr. Popper's Penguins
Tuesday, August 6 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Join us for a monthly book club designed to get children and their caregivers reading, talking, thinking, and sharing in the magic of reading together. Each month we will read a book that has been turned into a movie.
After reading the book, we will get together for a discussion, movie viewing, and vote on which was better—the book or the movie. During the movie, we will enjoy snacks and treats related to the book.
Participants can pick up 1 copy of the book per family at the Children’s desk to read prior to the discussion. Only 10 books available.
Storytime
Wednesday, August 7 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Storytime is offered continually, with breaks occurring in late December and August. Join us for fun, stories, songs, puppet shows, and a craft to take home!
Environmental Board Games
Wednesday, August 7 | 11:00AM - 3:00PM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Join us for some fun and games with our friends from Green Iowa AmeriCorps! Learn about recycling, water conservation, and other ways to protect the environment while playing with a variety of fun games and puzzles!
(Note: Creative Explorers will not be held on August 7th)
Teen Video Game Night
Monday, August 12 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Bring your Joy-Con and compete on our Switch. Just Dance with the Wii. Play it old school with Guitar Hero on the PS2.
Ocean Odyssey
with Dubuque River Museum & Aquarium
Wednesday, August 14 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM | Sawmill Museum (2231 Grant S)
Come and see the Dubuque River Museum & Aquarium’s traveling touch tank with live animals. Learn about common misconceptions about sharks and sting rays and the adaptations these critters have to survive, their importance to the ecosystem and discover how you can help with conservation efforts. Participants will have the opportunity to get their hands wet and touch one of these amazing animals.
(Note: Storytime will not be held on August 14th)
Creative Explorers | One Plastic Bag
Wednesday, August 14 | 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Join us for an afternoon of play and learning! The Creative Explorers (formerly Afternoon Adventures) program offers a space for children to create, explore, and discover. Through fun and interactive programs, we aim to provide patrons of all abilities and stages of learning with the opportunity to learn about the world around them in a hands-on way.
Caregivers are encouraged to stay in the building and participate with their children. Children under the age of 8 are not to be left alone in the building without a caretaker at least 14 years of age.
End of Summer Party | Glow Foam Cannon
Friday, August 16 | 8:00PM - 10:00PM | Riverview Park Bandshell
Join us in celebrating the end of summer with a Glo Party! Music, glow sticks, and foam cannons!
Wiggle Time, Storytime, & Creative Explorers
On Break: August 19th - September 13th
It's time for our Youth Staff to have a vacation! Thanks for a great summer!
Wiggle Time | Tuesdays @ 10:30AM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Storytime | Wednesdays & First Saturdays @ 10:30AM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Creative Explorers | Wednesdays @ 3:00PM | Main Branch, Lower Level
Family Movie Nights | Free Willy
Friday, August 23 | 6:30PM (Movie @ 8PM) | Lyons Four Square Park
The Summer Movie Series is sponsored by Grow Clinton and brought to you by Clinton Public Library, The Franciscan Peace Center, and the Sawmill Museum. Join us for an outdoor movie, fun activities, food trucks, community, and more!
Free Willy (1993) | Warner Bros. | Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 52m | Synopsis: A heartwarming family drama about a troubled young boy's touching friendship with an Orca whale who is the star attraction at his local adventure park.
Family Movie Nights | Finding Nemo
Friday, September 27 | 6PM (Movie @ 7:30PM) | Lyons Four Square Park
The Summer Movie Series is sponsored by Grow Clinton and brought to you by Clinton Public Library, The Franciscan Peace Center, and the Sawmill Museum. Join us for an outdoor movie, fun activities, food trucks, community, and more!
Finding Nemo (2003) | Disney Pixar | Rating: G | Runtime: 1h 40m | Synopsis: After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.