Get ready to unlock a world of magic, mystery, and epic rewards with our summer reading challenge for teens—only at the library! Read from June 1-July 31 to move across a fantastical map filled with mythical creatures, enchanted lands, and hidden treasures. As you journey through the realm, you’ll collect stamps, conquer challenges, and earn exciting prizes along the way!

• Sign up to receive your own Fantasy Reading Map at the Teen Services desk! To participate in the teen program, you must be going into Grade 7-12 by Fall 2025 or a 2025 high school graduate.

How to Play:

• Create your own daily reading goal for each map section. The goal can be the same for every section—or you can create a new one each time!

• Reading goal examples: Read 30 minutes every day. – Read 15 pages a day. – Finish a book in five days.

• Each map section contains five books, with each book representing one day. Color in a book when you fulfill your daily reading goal. Collect all the books in a map section to please the reading dragons—and to redeem the reward!

• All reading counts! This includes, but is not limited to: books, audiobooks, fanfiction, graphic novels, manga, and much more!

Rewards:

Whether you’re a dragon-rider, spell-caster, or secret adventurer, your next great quest begins with a book! Read to complete each map section and then redeem its reward at the Teen Services desk. You must be present during the library visit in order to redeem your reading rewards.

Prize Orbs:

Redeem a prize orb and you could win: books, bracelets, candy, cool pens, iron-on patches, keychains, lanyards, pool passes, pop fidget toys, rubber charms, scrunchies, and more!

Grand Prizes:

Win one of the ten Grand Prizes! Enter your drawing tickets into the prize boxes located in the Teen Space. You can receive drawing tickets by reading through the Fantasy Map challenge or by participating in summer teen programs—and the following have bonus ticket rewards: Maze Maker challenge, Summerween challenge, Teen “Nailed It!” contest, and the Tiny Art Show.

View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet HERE. 

Think you can “Nail It”? Prove it in our sixth annual contest! Teen bakers and brave kitchen creatives—it's time to show off your skills! We’re challenging you to recreate the same over-the-top, glamorous cake from the comfort of your own kitchen. Whether it’s a masterpiece or a delicious mess, we want to see your best attempt!

Snap some photos of your final creation and submit it to earn bragging rights and a chance to win one of the top three prizes! Icing disasters and frosting fails welcome: this is all about creativity, effort, and having fun!

Sign up to be a contestant starting June 1: HERE.

Starting June 21: The 2025 recipe reveal! Contestants will receive a photo and basic recipe, which they may then bake and submit anytime up to the entry deadline: Sunday, July 20 by 11:59 PM 

Contestants may submit up to five, good-quality photos as their entry. You can also share extra behind-the-scenes photos or videos for bonus Grand Prize tickets (up to +3)! 

• See the 2024 Teen "Nailed It" Contest entries here: bit.ly/bellyanailedit2024

• See the 2023 Teen "Nailed It" Contest entries here: bit.ly/bellyanailedit2023

• Community Vote: Choose your favorite entries online from July 22-31! Check our social media for the entry photos and voting link. Participants will also be emailed the voting link.

• Grand Prize ($50) + 3 Grand Prize tickets 

• Two Runners-Up ($25) + 3 Grand Prize tickets 

• All Other Contestants: Prize Orb + 3 Grand Prize tickets  

• Participants must be teens going into Grade 7-12 (Fall 2025). Teens who graduated high school in May 2025 can also participate in another year of Young Adult programming. Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free.

View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet HERE.  

→ Do you prefer to celebrate Halloween twice a year? Then join the Summerween Challenge below to get in the spooky spirit--and receive bonus rewards! Sign up starting June 1: HERE. 

• Summerween Challenge: June 7-July 31 

 You can choose to either be emailed the Summerween BINGO sheet or pick one up at the Teen Services Desk. Redeem your completed Summerween sheet at the Teen Services Desk. You may complete the challenge once.

• Participants must be teens going into Grade 7-12 (Fall 2025). Teens who graduated high school in May 2025 can also participate in another year of Young Adult programming. Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free.

View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet HERE.   

Registration for our 2025 Summer Library Program: Level Up at Your Library begins! Visit the SLP registration and prize desk to join.

The Teen Space is full of hidden dragons—can you find them all? Grab a log sheet, explore the space, and track down every reading dragon concealed among the bookshelves. Redeem your completed log at the Teen Services desk for a reward. Limit: One scavenger hunt completion per teen. No registration required.

• Participants must be teens in Grade 7-12. Teen 2024 high school graduates are also eligible.

View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet HERE. 

 • Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free. 

Dive into the magic and create shimmering, color-shifting slime that sparkles like enchanted dragon scales!

• Kit Pick-Up Starts: July 19

• Registration opens July 1 at: HERE

• Participants must be teens in Grade 7-12. Teen 2024 high school graduates are also eligible.View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet  HERE.  

• Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free. 

Join Brandi at this beloved Bellevue park located near the university campus. We will read stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, and dig into sensory bins. Picnic lunches and blankets are encouraged. Weather permitting. No storytime on June 19.

Ready to Level Up? Join us weekly for a different challenge. No Level Up on June 19 and July 31.

Join us for two hours of exploration using our STEM Cart materials. Build, tinker, invent, and have fun! (No STEM Cart on June 20 or July 4.)

Stay cool and hang out with friends for some video, tabletop, and ping pong gaming! We have four multiplayer gaming stations (Nintendo Switch, Wii U)—plus a variety of tabletop titles! You may bring games that are multiplayer and rated Teen or below. No registration required.

Note: The library closes at 6:00 PM on Fridays. Please have transport arranged or somewhere to go when the event ends. Parents/guardians must provide transport to minors after dark, in inclement weather (includes high heat), and/or who live a considerable distance away.

• When: Friday, July 18  – 3:30-5:15 PM 

• Where: Large Meeting Room

• Participants must be teens going into Grade 7-12 (Fall 2025). Teens who graduated high school in May 2025 can also participate in another year of Young Adult programming. Unless noted otherwise, all library activities and programs are free.

View/download the full teen “Level Up At Your Library” Summer Program booklet HERE.