Earn points to win prizes!
- Read books or eBooks
- Listen to audiobooks or eAudiobooks
- Find secret codes and complete missions
- All ages are welcome to participate
- No library card required
Sign Up or Log On to READsquared
Free T-shirts!
Starting May 29, all SRC participants can pick up a free T-shirt at the Adult Services, Youth Services or Teen Services Desks. While supplies last!
Adults
Earn Points
- Each book read = 150 points
- Mission Completed = 100 points
- Secret Code Entered = 25 points
Win Prizes
- Weekly Drawings – $20 Downtown Wheaton gift cards, 2 winners each week
- Grand Prize Drawings (1,000 points) – entry into a drawing to win a $50 (2 winners) or $100 Downtown Wheaton gift card
Teens in grades 6-12
Earn Points
- Each hour read = 25 points
- Mission Completed = 25 -100 points
- Secret Code Entered = 25 points
Win Prizes
- Level 1 (500 points) - choose a coupon or prize from our prize box
- Level 2 (1,000 points) - choose a coupon or a prize from our prize box and get a coupon for a free book from the Friends of the Library book sale
- Every hour you log enters you into our weekly drawings
- Earn 1,000 points and get entered into our Grand Prize Drawing
Youth from birth to entering 5th grade
Earn Points
- Each day you read = 20 points
- Mission completed = 20 points each
- Secret Code Entered = 20 points
Win Prizes
- Level 1 (500 points) - Choice of prize from our prize binder
- Level 2 (1,000 points) - Choice of prize from our prize binder and a free book
- Weekly Drawings - Free game
- Grand Prize Drawing (1,000 points) - Gift card to Bookstore of Glen Ellyn, Moore Toys & Gadgets, or Blick Art
Track Your Reading
- Online with Read Squared
On a paper log, pick one up at the Youth Services Desk or print a log here
Thank you to our donors
Thank you to the following partners who provided prizes
- Friends of WPL
- Classic Cinemas
- Fox Bowl
- Kane County Cougars
- Kimmer’s Ice Cream
- The Little Popcorn Store
- Wheaton Park District
Upcoming Events
Slime Club
Stop by this summer and make creative and fun slime!
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Families
Let’s play together! Try out some of our lawn games as a family while enjoying a beautiful summer night.
Weather Permitting. No registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Children & Caregivers
This program is intended for children and caregivers to participate together; drop offs are not allowed.
Photo Permission
In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.
Cartooning with Mark Anderson: Legend of Adlez
Join us for summer cartooning with Mark Anderson!
Hear ye! We are going on a mythic quest! We’ll travel o’er hill and dale! We’ll cavort and caper with all manner of various whatnot! Huzzah! Doth you dare?!
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Families
Let’s play together! Try out some of our lawn games as a family while enjoying a beautiful summer night.
Weather Permitting. No registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Children & Caregivers
This program is intended for children and caregivers to participate together; drop offs are not allowed.
Photo Permission
In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.
Art Demo: Wood Block Printing
Dive into Hokusai Summer Series
Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Virtual Program Conduct Policy
The library's patron conduct policy applies to virtual library programs. Library staff has the right to remove participants from virtual programs who are in violation of the patron conduct policy.
College Student Book Club
Catching up on reading over summer break? Stop in to discuss your favorite books and enjoy some snacks!
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Family Game Night on the Plaza
Families
Let’s play together! Try out some of our lawn games as a family while enjoying a beautiful summer night.
Weather Permitting. No registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
Children & Caregivers
This program is intended for children and caregivers to participate together; drop offs are not allowed.
Photo Permission
In the course of daily operations, the library may take photographs within public areas of the library. Written permission is not needed for Library staff to take photographs of groups or crowds including children in the library building or during library sponsored events.
DIY: Origami Lotus Flower
Dive into Hokusai Summer Series
Disclaimer(s)
Accessibility
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.