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Summer Reading Clubs and Virtual Cultural Pass Program

Now available at Local Libraries

June 8, 2020


Jeffersonville Township Public Library 

Keep the story going all summer at both locations of the Jeffersonville Township Public Library with our “Imagine Your Story” summer reading program for youth, from birth to eighteen-years-old, and adults. The Summer Reading Club began on June 1 and will end on August 1. 

Visit our Beanstack site at https://jefflibrary.beanstack.org to sign in to your account, sign up for Summer Reading, and start logging your books. Both youth and adults will complete their quest for reading success by finishing four books and will be entered into the grand prize drawings! Audiobooks and eBooks count as well as physical books, so be sure to check out what’s available on Hoopla and OverDrive/Libby to find your next read. Prizes can be picked up by curbside service on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by Grab-and-Go Service. The library will open to the public for Grab-and-Go services on June 15.

The Cultural Pass is available again this summer for kids ages 0-21, from June 1 – August 8, and this year it’s virtual! That means instead of coming to the library to pick up a physical pass and going to the museum in person, you use Beanstack to go to the museum’s website and do fun activities from home. To use the Cultural Pass this year, log in to your account on Beanstack at https://jefflibrary.beanstack.org and register for the Virtual Cultural Pass challenge. For more information about how to participate this year, visit our website at https://jefflibrary.org. The Cultural Pass program will end on August 8.

To learn more about the Summer Reading Club or the Cultural Pass program at the library, please call the main library Youth Services Department at 812-285-5636, Public Services 285-5630, or the Clarksville Branch at 812-285-5640, or checkout the library’s website at jefflibrary.org.


Floyd County Library 

Join us for a magical summer of reading! When you read a book, you can explore new worlds full of wonder, where dragons soar through the sky  and courageous heroes embark on new adventures. From classic fairy tales  to futuristic science fiction novels and beyond, reading expands our  imagination.

This summer, read books to earn prizes. Reading goals:

  • 9 hours for children and teens 
  • 3 books for adults 

Get a surprise completion prize by mail. Plus, earn grand prize drawing entries for meeting your reading milestones, and bonus entries for reading more. Children and teens can earn grand prize drawing entries for every 3 hours read, up to 10 tickets total. Adults can earn entries for every book read, up to 6 books total. Please complete the mailing address activity on Beanstack so we can mail your prize. 

Are you looking for FREE, kid-friendly summer  activities? Look no further. The 2020 Virtual Cultural Pass is here! Get  instant access to dozens of world-class arts and culture experiences--from the comfort of your home. Over 60 participating venues  including Louisville Zoo, The Carnegie Center for Art & History,  Kentucky Science Center, Kentucky Opera, Bernheim Forest, and more! The  Cultural Pass Program is for ages 0 - 21 years old.

Sign up online through Beanstack when you register for our Summer Reading Program. Families will not receive paper passes as in previous  years. This year all the activities will be accessed online through Beanstack. You’ll see badge icons for each participating venue and each  of those venues will have a special website link with their virtual  Cultural Pass activities just for passholders. When you’ve completed the  fun activities they’ve provided, you’ll click your badge on the  Library’s Beanstack website and it will “light up” to congratulate you.