Don’t sleep on this year’s CBRL Summer Reading Club: Dragons, Dreams, & Daring Deeds!
Join the children’s or teen/adults program to read books and participate in fun activities all summer long, from June 28th to August 16th! With every completed challenge, earn a ballot towards three grand prizes for both programs!
Here’s how it works:
Children’s program – Ages 0-12
Go to your local library to register and pick up a booklet. Kids who register during the first week will be entered into an early bird draw for a Little Tikes Shady Jump ‘N Slide Bouncer!
Read and do fun activities!
For every 300 minutes you read (up to a total of 1200 minutes), you get a ballot for the Grand Prize draw and an item from the treasure chest.
Earn two bonus ballots by doing activities!
Grand Prizes: A one night stay courtesy of the Holiday Inn Sydney Waterfront, a $100 LEGO gift card, and a scooter and helmet
Teens/Adults – Ages 13 +
Go to your local library to register and pick up a pamphlet.
Read and do fun challenges and earn one ballot for every challenge you complete!
Grand Prizes: Wake up in the Past, an overnight experience at the Fortress of Louisbourg courtesy of Parks Canada, a $100 Indigo Gift Card, and a $100 Cineplex Gift Card
We’re so excited for this year’s Summer Reading Club and we hope you are, too!
CBRL Summer Reading Club Rules and Regulations
Eligibility
The CBRL summer reading club is open to all residents of, and visitors to, Cape Breton and Victoria
Counties. Current members of the Cape Breton Regional Library Board and employees of the Cape
Breton Regional Library may participate in the club but cannot win prizes. Immediate family members of current board members and staff—e.g. their children, grandchildren, partners, parents, and siblings—may participate and win prizes.
Privacy
All personal information required to enter the club, such as name and contact information, is collected solely for the purpose of administering the program and will not be used for any other purpose. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes.
By participating in the club, participants permit CBRL to use their first name, first initial of their
surname, and their home branch on the library’s website and/or social media platforms when
announcing the winners of the Grand Prize Draws. The winner or the winner’s parent or guardian (if the winner is under 18) will be asked for consent prior to any photographs being taken and shared on CBRL’s website and/or social media platforms.
Photos may be featured on CBRL’s website and/or social media platforms and may be used by CBRL for any future promotional and publicity purposes without further compensation.
Selection and Notification
Winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries received prior to the program closing date. The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.
Winners will be notified within three (3) days of selection by the form/method of contact they provided when they initially registered for the program (e.g. phone or email).
If a winner does not respond to such notification within five (5) business days and/or does not meet the stated eligibility requirements, the winner will be disqualified. CBRL reserves the right to randomly select an alternate winner from the remaining eligible entries.
Claiming Prizes
The winner must pick up their prize or prize voucher from a CBRL branch or the bookmobile within fourteen (14) days of winning. If the winner has not picked up their prize within fourteen (14) days, the prize will be awarded to another eligible participant.
All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable, non-exchangeable and have no cash
value.