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Read for Fun and Prizes
The more you read, the greater your chances of winning!
Every 30 minutes you spend reading or listening to a book earns you an entry into a prize drawing at the end of the challenge. eBooks, eAudiobooks, comic books, magazines, reading to your child – all reading counts. Search the Library’s catalog to find great titles – all you need is a library card. Don't have one? Sign up for an eCard to get immediate access to our online library.
You can earn more chances to win by attending any library program or tutoring session. Every event you attend gets you an additional entry into the prize drawing at the end of the challenge. Just make sure to add it to your online reading and activity log.
Prizes
Participants have the option to choose which prize drawing, based on their age group, they would like their entries to go toward.
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Early Literacy (Ages 5 yrs. & under)
- Goobi Juniors Building Block Set
- Early Literacy Book Basket
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Gift Card
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Children (Ages 6 - 11 yrs.)
- Fujifilm Instant Camera
- Snap Circuits
- Microscope for Kids
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Gift Card
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Teens (Ages 12 - 18 yrs.)
- Beats Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
- Fujifilm Instant Camera
- Prismacolor Drawing Set
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Gift Card
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Adults (Ages 19 – 54 yrs.)
- Amazon Fire Tablet
- Mr. Coffee Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
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Adults (Ages 55 yrs. & up)
- Amazon Fire Tablet
- Amazon Gift Card
- Ninja Soda Maker
eBooks, eAudiobooks and More
Access thousands of titles on your computer, mobile device and through the MDPLS mobile app.
MDPLS Homework Help & Tutoring Program
Get free tutoring from certified teachers in reading, math and science all year long.
MakeMake: Libros electrónicos en español
Discover fun, animated and interactive Spanish eBooks for children ages 5 - 11 years.
MDPLS Calendar of Events
Search through hundreds of Library programs for all ages, summer events, storytimes and much more!
- All Miami-Dade Public Library System cardholders are eligible to participate. Visit www.mdpls.org/library-card to register for an eCard online or sign up for a physical card at any library location.
- Participants may sign up for the Fall Into Winter Reading Challenge and submit their reading/activity logs online at www.mdpls.org/ReadingChallenge or visit any library location for assistance.
- Participants are encouraged to use the downloadable reading/activity log to keep track of their progress. All reading/activities must be submitted to earn a prize entry.
- Every 30 minutes of reading time earns you one entry into the prize drawing. Books, eBooks, magazines, audiobooks, reading to a child – all reading counts!
- Participants may also submit any library programs attended, whether in person or online, to receive additional entries into the prize drawing. (One additional entry per program attended.)
- Participants may submit any Homework Help & Tutoring Program session or Adult Learning Academy class attended. (One additional entry per class attended.)
- Parents or guardians may create a family account and submit a reading/activity log on behalf of their children.
- Participants may submit and update their reading/activity log online from Friday, November 1, 2024 – Monday, January 6, 2025.
- All electronic entries received by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025, will be entered in the prize drawing. No entries will be accepted after January 6, 2025.
- The prize drawing will be held the week of January 13, 2025. Winners will be notified no later than January 24, 2025.
- Miami-Dade Public Library employees are ineligible to participate in the
prize drawing.
