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# Local Summer Reading Programs

 1 Jun 2024

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### [NPL's Summer Reading Challenge](https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading)

- Color the log that came in your red folder or log in Beanstack
- Get vouchers/coupons along the way for reading and a chance to win a $150 giftcard.
- The whole family can participate and logging reading together is easy
  
  [Register here](https://library.nashville.org/events/summer-reading)

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## [Tristar Reads](https://tristarreads.com/)

- k-12 Online registration, emailed logs (including those entering K!) 
    - Our team is "Pennington" our School Name is "Pennington Elementary"  
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    - [Register here](https://p2a.co/j3krS34)
- Paper logging, with time and name of book, that can be scanned and emailed by 8/15/24 . Beanstack has an export tool that will probably help.
- Grand prize is reading the most... but if you email photo or video of your student reading it is entered for weekly B&N $40 Giftcard drawing 👍(Can win once)  
  [Learn more here.](https://tristarreads.com/)
  
  These were the local programs that offered generous rewards, sadly Pizza Hut's Camp Bookit! Program is already hit their enrollment cap. [Barnes and Noble](https://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our-stores-communities/summer-reading-program/)has a summer program but our closest store is Cool Springs now.

Don't forget the current Donelson Branch of NPL closes 6/1 but the new branch opens June 24th with a grand celebration of family activities! [Make sure to RSVP here](https://library.nashville.org/new-donelson-branch-library)

| 11:00AM | NPL's Puppet Truck presents Aesop's Fables |
| --- | --- |
| 1:00PM | Story Time with the Nashville Symphony |
| 2:00PM | Nashville Irish Step Dancers |
| 6:00PM | Starry Night Story Time |

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