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Plant a Seed, Read!

Summer reading is all about community this year!

Choose a bingo board that works for you. Get stickers, tattoos, and support from librarians along the way.

Fill your entire bingo board to receive a free book, a free ice cream coupon for Village Green, and two raffle tickets—one for you and one for the community!

  • 1 ticket for you – Enter to win $100 in gift certificates (in total) to the General Store, Tangle Chocolate, High Five Books, and A2Z.
  • 1 ticket for others – Vote for your favorite food justice organization, we’ll split $300 between them.

Want to make an even bigger impact? Donate to our collection jar and help grow our donation fund!

Stop into Meekins to sign up today. Printable copies of the teen bingo card can be found by clicking this link.

illustration of two large books surrounded by green plants and flowers, with a small cat on top, a person reading, and a yellow bird nearby.

Summer Reading FAQ

What counts as reading?

Almost anything you can think of counts toward your reading progress, including print books, magazines, graphic novels, audiobooks, ebooks, news articles, reading aloud to someone else, and much more!

How does it work?

Stop into Meekins and visit the summer reading table to sign up. Select the card of your choice, and complete bingo challenges throughout the summer.

Once your entire bingo sheet is completed, trade it in for a free book, a free ice cream coupon for the Village Green, and and two raffle tickets—one for you and one for the community!

What are the prizes?

In addition to a free ice cream at the Village Green, teens will receive one free book for completing their bingo card, and an entry into our grand raffle.

The youth grand raffle includes gift cards to the following local businesses:

  • $25 A2Z Science & Learning Toy Store
  • $25 High Five Books
  • $25 General Store
  • $25 Tangle Chocolate
  • … and other assorted goodies!
What local groups can I support?

This year, our summer reading participants will help us support local food justice organizations. At the end of summer, we’ll split $300 between them depending on your votes! Want to make an even bigger impact? Donate to our collection jar and help grow our donation fund!

Read more about the nonprofits that you can vote for below:

  • Neighbors Helping Neighbors Pantry: Located on the steps of the Williamsburg Grange on Main Street in Williamsburg, this informal pantry, founded in 2020, is a source of food, personal care items, cleaning products, seasonal clothing, home-baked treats and more for neighbors in need. The pantry is an intercommunity partnership, with space provided by the Grange and all items donated by community members. Use of the pantry is anonymous, and it is available 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. It is quietly managed by two community members. It is truly neighbors helping neighbors.
  • Grow Food Northampton: Grow Food Northampton’s mission is to create a just and resilient local food and farming system that nourishes our community and protects and enriches the earth.
  • Just Roots: Just Roots is a nonprofit community organization located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Just Roots began in 2008 as a grassroots group of concerned citizens looking to promote vegetable gardening and growing food on municipal land.
This challenge feels too easy/difficult for me

We know that everyone’s schedule and reading pace are different, but our main goal is to encourage you to challenge yourself!

Select a bingo board that feels both achievable and motivating for you; the age ranges are just a suggestion.

Teens are also welcome to participate in the adult reading challenge if that feels like the right fit.

When is the final day to claim tickets?

The final day to turn in your reading log for raffle tickets is August 22, 2026. Our raffle winner will be drawn the following Monday.

Recommended Reading

Looking at your bingo card and unsure where to start? Check out these selections below, curated by Mk!

illustrated book cover showing a girl looking out an airplane window with a burst of light; title reads "until we meet again" by lily kim qian.
book cover of "messy roots: a graphic memoir of a wuhanese american" by laura gao, featuring an illustrated character standing between cityscapes of wuhan and san francisco.
illustrated book cover showing a girl in a red dress and a boy in a hoodie holding hands, with a large bear plush and gold decorative border in the background. title: "angelica and the bear prince.
book cover for "the fault in our stars" by john green, featuring a black cloud with the title and a white cloud with the author's name on a blue background with handwritten quotes.
cover of "the perks of being a wallflower" 20th anniversary edition; yellow background, book title in black text, and a photo of feet in black shoes at the top right.
book cover for "sunrise on the reaping" by suzanne collins, featuring two golden snake like birds facing each other above spiked gold rays on a purple background.
book cover of "to all the boys i've loved before" by jenny han, showing a girl lying on her bed writing, with handwritten style title text over the image.
the cover of "the baking cookbook for teens" features a chocolate cake slice with white filling, chocolate glaze, and colorful sprinkles against a bright blue background.
book cover for "one word, six letters" by adib khorram, featuring abstract orange and red letter shapes and a torn paper with the title handwritten on it.
illustrated book cover featuring two people in punk attire standing together, with the twin towers in the background. title reads "punk like me" by jd glass and kris dresen.
illustration of two teens sitting on a bedroom floor surrounded by makeup. one wears a "pride" shirt; the other holds a makeup brush. the title reads "something to be proud of.
illustration of two teens, one wearing headphones, with vibrant abstract background. features "all the noise at once" title, author deandra davis, and a william c. morris award seal.
book cover of "all my rage" by sabaa tahir, displaying two award seals and a quote from jodi picoult, with bold, colorful text on a light background.
book cover for "the corruption of hollis brown" by k. ancrum, featuring two hands reaching through melting, warped red and cream stripes.
a stylized book cover for "the leaving room" by amber mcbride shows a side profile of a woman gazing upward, surrounded by swirling patterns and vibrant red and blue flowers.
book cover of "the queen bees of tybee county" by kyle casey chu, featuring a girl playing basketball atop a triangle filled with doodles, and a silver award medal in the top left corner.
illustrated cover of "forgive me not" by mari costa, showing a purple skinned girl and a boy lying on grass, reaching toward each other, surrounded by flowers and leaves.
a girl holds up a mask of a boy's face in front of her own. the book cover features the title "flip" by ngozi ukazu, with the tagline "seeing herself through her crush's eyes...
illustrated cover of "relish: my life in the kitchen" by lucy knisley, showing a woman eating an olive with a fork against a green background.
illustrated cover of "check, please! book 1: #hockey" by ngozi ukazu, showing a smiling hockey player in a red and white samwell jersey, surrounded by teammates on the ice.
illustrated cover of "with the fire on high" by elizabeth acevedo, featuring a young woman with curly hair, hoop earrings, and fruit and flowers around her.
two men sit side by side, each with a thought bubble saying “my name is jason” and “mine too.” text at the bottom reads, “our story. our way.”.
book cover for "poemhood: our black revival," edited by amber mcbride, taylor byas, and erica martin, featuring illustrated black figures surrounded by flowers on a black and yellow background.