Unearth a Story at Danbury Library

June 20 – August 14

Track your reading this summer for a chance to win one of our grand prizes!

Visit the library on or after June 20th to pick up and register your bookmark tracker.

If 700 readers have register their bookmark trackers online, we will slime Mayor Alves with primordial ooze at our End of Summer Party!

Children and teens that participate can pick up a free book the last week of summer to keep courtesy of the Friends of the Danbury Library.

Registration begins on June 20th. Join us for our summer kickoff party from 11am-1pm.

How to Play

Age categories are suggestions – choose whichever tracking method works best for you! Bookmark trackers are available at the Main Floor and Junior Floor information desks.

illustration of a sand pile, a dinosaur reading, and the word dig with some sections colored in

Pre-Readers

Activity Sheet

Complete our activity page of early literacy activities. Return the completed sheet to the Junior Floor desk and take home a book to keep!

Print Activity Sheet

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Kids & Teens

Calendar Tracker

Challenge yourself to read every day! Color, mark, or circle each day you read for 20 minutes or more. Sticking to a daily reading goal can build healthy reading habits over time.

Print Calendar Tracker

stack of books with some book spines colored in

Teens & Adults

Book Stack Tracker

Color the books in the stack according to the legend. Don’t worry about the order, just challenge yourself to read a variety!

Print Stack Tracker

Grand Prizes

During the last week of summer, report your reading achievements to earn your digital ticket and select the prizes you’d like a chance to win!

Thank you to the Danbury Fire Department, the Danbury Police Department, Quassy Amusement & Water Park, Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park, and the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library for providing our grand prizes.