June 1 - July 20, 2026

The Summer Reading Program isn't just for kids! Join us this summer for fun programs, a bingo card, and special prizes!

Remember to log your reading minutes for prizes, including a book if you complete 1000 minutes!

Attend Library Programs

Make sure to attend library programs for secret code words! Add the code words on the Maricopa County Reads website to get a badge and extra points!

• May 26: Jurassic Park Trivia (at Green New American Vegetarian Restaurant. To reserve your table email michael@greenvegetarian.com) 
• June 1: Board Game Cafe
• June 3: Tempe Library Improv Club
• June 10: Dinosaur Iris Folding
• June 15: Board Game Cafe
• June 16: Bite Size Book Club
• June 17: Reel Deal Film Society
• June 21: Recycled Book Crafts: Book Bedazzling
• June 23: Below the Power Grid and Into the Past: How Unexpected Fossil Discoveries Occur All Around Us
• June 24: Trinket Dish
• June 28: Cross-Stitch and Chill
• June 29: Board Game Cafe
• July 8: Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament
• July 12: With a Twist: Jazz and Jigsaws
• July 13: Board Game Cafe
• July 15: Reel Deal Film Society
• July 18: Getting Started with Family History Research
• July 19: Recycled Book Crafts: Iris Folding

Prizes

• Registration: Bookstore Buck and Connections Cafe Lemonade
• 250 points: Spaghetti Shack Cheesecake Slice or Marshmallow Treat
• 500 points: Portillo's Cake Slice
• 750 points: Adopt a Dino, Arizona State Park Pass and Phoenix Mercury tickets (redeemable in summer reading portal)
• 1000 points: Free book (redeemable in summer reading portal)

*Prizes are all while supplies last

Bingo

In addition to the prizes available for logging your reading minutes, adults 18 or older can be entered into a drawing for special prizes. Starting June 1, stop by the library to pick up your bingo card.

Complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line (5 squares in a row) and turn in your completed card to be entered ONE TIME into the prize drawing. Or, complete all 25 squares and turn in your completed card to be entered TWO TIMES into the prize drawing. 

Include your name and phone number/email address and drop off your completed card at the Tempe Public Library to be entered in the drawing. *ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 P.M. ON FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026.

*Anyone 18 or older can play. Valid Tempe Public Library Card required. Users without Summer Reading Program accounts will be disqualified. Accounts with less than 1,000 minutes read by July 20, 2026 will be disqualified. Limit one (1) bingo card per person. Prize winners must be able to pick up their prize in person at the Tempe Public Library. Drawing prizes must be picked up within 7 (seven) days after notification. Participants are on their honor to read books and complete challenges before adding them to their Summer Reading Bingo card. Cards without contact information will be automatically disqualified.

Need reading recommendations? Contact us at tplprograms@tempe.gov

Bingo Drawing Prizes

Grand Prize

$50 Brick Road Coffee gift card

$50 Michaels gift card

Out of Print tote bag

Dixxon Swag Bag (requires a Blackout Bingo Card)

$100 gift card plus Dixxon merchandise 

Runner Up Prizes (3 available)

$25 Brick Road Coffee gift card

Out of Print tote bag