Summer Reading Club is for all ages.

Read and listen to library books to earn prizes.
Program runs June 1 - August 1 each summer.

All reading needs to be logged and prizes picked up by August 1.

2 Ways to Register

1. Come to the library and register in person
2. Online registration through the free Beanstack app on mobile devices
or at this link to the Beanstack website

Teens

Teens in grades 6-12 can earn 2 prizes for reading 500 minutes during Summer Reading Club.

200 minutes - brush shaped pen
500 minutes - water color set

Challenge prize - read an additional 500 minutes and receive a free Frosty from Wendy's through the end of 2025. 

Children

Kids in pre-school to grade 5 can earn 5 prizes for reading during the summer. Each prize is earned after 100 minutes of reading.

100 minutes - scratch art ornament
200 minutes - etch-a-sketch
300 minutes - frisbee
400 minutes - coupon pack
500 minutes - free book

There is an additional prize that can be earned by reading another 500 minutes.

Adults

Simply sign up and keep track of the number of books you read. You may read or listen to any adult material you want, as long as it comes from the library!

Adults aged 18+ who sign up are eligible to earn some great prizes!

• The first 200 people to read 5 books will get a Charlestown-Clark County Public Library tote bag or bumper sticker.
• The first person at each branch to read 10 books will get a JayC gift card.

Adult Grand Prizes:
At the end of the summer, all participants who read at least 1 book will be entered into a drawing for the following prizes:

• A bag of books for one person at each branch
• A gift card to Xscape Movie Theatre
• Gift cards to various restaurants

Babies

Babies aged 0-23 months can earn a free board book when they have 30 picture books read to them.

The picture book titles that are read will be logged on a paper from the library or logged in the Beanstack app.

Be sure to checkout our summer art programs which include canvas painting for adults and teens and four art workshops for children.
Sponsored by Indiana Arts Commission.

Cultural Pass is not a required part of Summer Reading Club.

This is the first year for the Cultural Pass App, where family units will be able to browse and search the full calendar of events, build their personal Cultural Pass schedule, get reminders, and check in, all in the palm of their hand!

The admission-free program supports and encourages summer learning by providing free access and programming to over 45 Louisville and Southern Indiana arts, cultural, science, nature, and heritage institutions. The program in for people aged 0-21 years and their family. It runs from May 31 - August 10, 2025. Those who live in Jefferson or Bullitt Counties in Kentucky or Clark, Floyd, or Harrison Counties in Indiana, can download the Cultural Pass App. Those unable to download and use the app may visit the library for accessibility information.

• Indiana Arts Commission
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Psi Iota Xi Sorority
• Texas Roadhouse
• Beanos Pizza
• Squire Boone Caverns
• Four Quarters Mini-Mart
• Bubba's 33
• Taco Bell
• Wendy's

• Norma Jean's Ice Cream
• Dairy Queen
• Mark's Feedstore
• The Old Speghetti Factory
• Burger King
• The 1894 Lodge
• Firehouse Pizza
• Drake's Restaurant
• Heine Brothers Coffee