The San Jose Public Library's Summer Reading Celebration kicks off today and children and teens can sign up for their respective programs at any branch. But summer reading is not just a kids' activity! Adults can sign up too. If you have children perhaps you'd like to sign up for summer reading along with them and make the experience a family affair, but no kids are required for adult summer reading fun!

Partipants in the adult summer reading program can entered biweekly drawings for the following prizes:

• Friends of the Library bag, small blanket/throw, books (June 20)
• $10 Target Gift Card (July 11)
• $10 OSH Gift Card (July 25)
• iPad Mini (August System-wide Grand Prize)

If you register at your local branch, staff will give you an activity card, or if you sign up online you can print your own activity card. Complete five activities in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) and return it to the library in time to be entered into each biweekly drawing. Most importantly, have a great time reading!

Summer Reading Celebration 2013!

for Adults (Ages 18+)

How to Participate ...

1. Starting June 1, 2013, sign up at your local library and receive an Activity Grid or sign up online and print your own Activity Grid.
    
2. Only activities completed between June 1 - July 31 are eligible. 
    
3. Complete any five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) on the Activity Grid to enter our biweekly prize drawing. Once your grid is complete, every additional book read earns another entry into the biweekly drawing.
    
4. List the specific book titles you've read, or activities you've done in the What I Did section.

Summer Reading Prizes for Adults!

Each location will have drawings for:

• Friends of the Library bag, small blanket/throw, books (June 20)
• $10 Target Gift Card (July 11)
• $10 OSH Gift Card (July 25)
• iPad Mini (August System-wide Grand Prize)

Graphic Novel Making Contest!

Part of the Summer Reading Celebration

Check our events calendar for other FREE activities to enjoy this summer!

Summer Reading Celebration 2013!

for Teens (Ages 12-18)

How to Participate ...

1. Starting June 1, 2013, sign up at your local library and receive an Activity Grid or sign up online and print your own Activity Grid.
    
2. Only activities completed between June 1 - July 31 are eligible. 
    
3. Complete any five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) on the Activity Grid to enter our biweekly prize drawing. Once your grid is complete, every additional book read earns another entry into the biweekly drawing.
    
4. List the specific book titles you've read, or activities you've done in the What I Did section.

Please Note: Those who are 12 years old can choose to participate in the teen program or children's program

Summer Reading Prizes for Teens!!

• Sign Up = Pin, Bookmark
• 1st Complete Row = Book

Each location will have drawings for:

• $10 Jamba Juice Gift Card (June 20)
• $10 iTunes Gift Card (July 11)
• Movie Ticket Bundle (July 25)
• iPad Mini (August System-wide Grand Prize)

Book Trailer Contest

Those who provide a video review will be automatically entered into the Book Trailer Contest.  Our judges will select the best video review and the winner will receive a iPad Mini!

Graphic Novel Making Contest!

Part of the Summer Reading Celebration.

Check our events calendar for other FREE activities to enjoy this summer!

Teen Volunteers Needed for the Summer Reading Celebration!

Help promote the library's summer reading program by registering children and awarding prizes.

Summer Reading Celebration 2013!

for Pre-Readers (Children, Ages 0-5)

How to Participate ...

1. Starting June 1, 2013, sign up at your local library and receive an Activity Grid or sign up online and print your own Activity Grid.
    
2. Only activities completed between June 1 - July 31 are eligible. 
    
3. Complete any five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) on the Activity Grid to win a prize.
    
4. List the specific book titles you've read, or activities you've done in the What I Did section.
    
5. Prizes available starting June 15, 2013.
    
6. Claim all your prizes at the Summer Reading Celebration desk by August 31, 2013. 

Top 5 Reasons to enroll your child into our Summer Reading Celebration!

Summer Reading Prizes for Pre-Readers!!

• Sign Up = Bookmark, "Underground Times", Coloring Sheet
• 1st & 2nd Complete Rows = Your Choice: Kickball, Dinosaur, or Dino-duck
• 3rd Complete Row =Book & Certificate
• Each Additional Row or 5 Books Read = Mystery Prize

Graphic Novel Making Contest!

Part of the Summer Reading Celebration.

Check our events calendar for other FREE activities to enjoy this summer!

Summer Reading Celebration 2013!

for Readers (Children, Ages 5-12)

How to Participate ...

1. Starting June 1, 2013, sign up at your local library and receive an Activity Grid or sign up online and print your own Activity Grid.
    
2. Only activities completed between June 1 - July 31 are eligible. 
    
3. Complete any five squares in a row (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) on the Activity Grid to win a prize.
    
4. List the specific book titles you've read, or activities you've done in the What I Did section.
    
5. Prizes available starting June 15, 2013.
    
6. Claim all your prizes at the Summer Reading Celebration desk by August 31, 2013.

Top 5 Reasons to enroll your child into our Summer Reading Celebration!

Summer Reading Prizes for Kids!!

• Sign Up = Bookmark, "Underground Times"
• 1st Complete Row = Color Your Own Poster
• 2nd Complete Row = Fingerpuppet
• 3rd Complete Row =Book & Certificate
• Each Additional Row or 5 Books Read = Mystery Prize

Graphic Novel Making Contest!

Part of the Summer Reading Celebration.

Check our events calendar for other FREE activities to enjoy this summer!

Check out the top 3 winning entries of the 2012 Book Trailer Contest below:

1st place (winner of a Kindle Fire): Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty by K. Rai

2nd place (winner of a $50 iTunes gift card): 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens  by L. Do

3rd place (winner of a $25 Jamba Juice card): Ender’s Game by L. Chinn

Thank you to everyone who submitted such creative and fun videos! It was a difficult decision to choose the top three.

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Teens: want to do something more imaginative than just writing a review for Summer Reading books that you have read? Create and submit a book trailer review for Summer Reading, and you could win a Kindle Fire! Upload a short clip, no longer than 4 minutes, to YouTube, providing your review of the book. Be creative!  The contest is open to all participants in the Teen Summer Reading Celebration.

How to enter:

• Create your own book trailer, reviewing a book that you read for Summer Reading. You can submit more than one video, but each video has to be for a separate book.
• Post the video on YouTube using the tag: SJPL2012SRC
• Sign up for Summer Reading here, starting in a few weeks.
• When you log the book you read on the Summer Reading website, make sure to include a link to your video in the review field.

Entries will be judged on creativity and content by a panel of library staff.

Need some examples? Check out the winning entry from last year's Book Trailer Contest, created by Nathan Verdonk.

Here are links to some professional book trailers:

- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

- The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

Teens who submit links to their Book Trailer will automatically be entered in the contest. The top 3 winners will receive:

• 1st place: Kindle Fire
• 2nd place: $50 gift card for iTunes
• 3rd place: $25 gift card for Jamba Juice 

Entries for the contest must be submitted between June 1 and July 31, 2012.   Winners will be announced in August.