Summer Reading Challenge

Thank you for participating in our Summer Reading Challenge.

The challenge ended on July 31, 2023. The Beanstack software does not allow logging or prize package entries after midnight on this date. You may however pick up your coupon sheets at your branch library until August 7, 2023. After August 7, you’ll need to come to Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 S. 14th Street to pick up your sheet by August 15, 2023.

Winners of the prize packages and grand prize winners will be contacted the first week in August.

What area businesses are offering coupons this summer?

ALL AGES completing the Summer Reading Challenge will receive the following coupons:

• A free ice cream cone from Runza Restaurants
• One free skate rental with purchase of admission from Breslow Ice Hockey Center
• $5 off a purchase of $20.00 or more from HobbyTown
• 20 Minutes of free bowling & one free shoe rental at Parkway Lanes or Hollywood Bowl when open lanes are available
• 20% off the purchase of any book from Francie & Finch Bookshop
• A free entry to any Lincoln Public Pool, good August 1 through August 13.

1. Children’s Coupon: Good for one child and one adult entry into any public pool between 8/1/23-8/13/23
2. Teen Coupon: Good for one teen and one adult entry into any public pool between 8/1/23-8/13/23
3. Adult coupon: Good for one adult entry into any public pool between 8/1/23-8/13/23

Children will receive these additional coupons:

• A free special snack item or $0.50 off Dippin’ Dots from Kazoo’s U-Stop Café at Lincoln Children’s Museum
• A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
• A free kid’s meal from Slim Chickens
• A free ride on the Z O & O Railroad at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo
• A $1.00 off any Yogurtini treat
• A State Fair “Read and Win Prize Packet”
• $3.00 off any purchase of $10.00 or more at Fazoli’s
• One free hour of painting (up to a $6 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
• Buy one book, get one 20% off at Elleinad Books

Teens will receive these additional coupons:

• A free Cheesy Burrito from Amigos
• $1.00 off any Yogurtini treat
• $3.00 off any purchase of $10.00 or more at Fazoli’s
• 20% off all used books at A Novel Idea Bookstore
• One free hour of painting (up to a $6 value) at Paint Yourself Silly
• One free day pass at Mana Games
• $1.00 off any beverage at any Mill location
• $1.00 off any purchase over $3.00 at Scoops Ice Cream Shop
• Buy one book, get one 20% off at Elleinad Books

Adults will receive these additional coupons

• 20% off all used books at A Novel Idea Bookstore
• 40% off any book at University of Nebraska Press
• Buy 2 get 1 free (good up to $5) from Licorice International
• Free special snack item or $0.50 off bottle/can drink from Kazoo’s U-Stop Café at Lincoln Children’s Museum
• One free yoga class from Lincoln Yoga Center

How do you earn tickets?

• For every five hours of reading you log (1 ticket) Up to 100 hours total for the summer
• For doing 8 activities (1 ticket)
• For visiting the library four times (1 ticket)
• For completing the Summer Reading Challenge (5 tickets)

What are the ticket packages this summer?

This summer you can earn tickets for logging your reading and activities. Put all of your tickets in one prize—or spread them out over several prizes. The LAST DAY to enter your tickets is Monday, July 31. Library staff can help you submit your tickets.

These packages are $50 per business, $100 total

• Haymarket Happy Time – Mana Games and Muchachos
• South of South Street – Lila Mae’s Southern Kitchen and Lounge and Leon’s Gourmet Grocery
• Scrapbooking and Sweets – Picnic Hill Create and Butterfly Bakery
• Comics and Coffee – Trade a Tape and The Coffee House
• Boba and Bop – First Day Vinyl and Banhwich
• Mini Golf and Big Burgers – Prehistoric Putt and Honest Abe’s
• Cycles and Crepes – Cycle Works and Cultiva
• A Film and a Frozen Treat- Marcus Theatres and 402 Creamery
• Create and Dine- Paint Yourself Silly and Culver’s
• Poseys After Breakfast – SR Pumpkin and Flower Farm and Engine House Café

What about the Grand Prizes this year?

We will be giving away three prizes of $250.00 each for performances of your choice at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

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