STARTS MAY 24, 2024

Summer Adventure is our all-ages summer reading and activities program. Get in on the fun by exploring the library, community and world at large through reading, creating, play and more.

How it works

Where to Begin

Stop by the library to register and pick up your adventure log starting May 24, 2024. Everyone who registers can spin the prize wheel.

What to Do

Go on an adventure and fill out your official adventure log. Once you have completed a log, return to the library. You may turn in as many logs as you want until July 31, 2024.

Come in to Win!

Every adventure earns a raffle ticket for a chance to win the prize basket of your choice. Complete an adventure log for a chance to be in our GRAND PRIZE drawing.

How ADVENTUROUS are you?

Summer is a time for exploring and trying new things. Our Summer Adventure Program is designed to encourage you to get in on the fun by exploring the library, community and world at large through reading, creating, play and more. You choose how adventurous you would like to be!

Below is a list of suggested adventures to have…but this is not an exhausted list. Use your creativity and explore this summer. Have a great idea for an adventure? Email us at social@morrislibrary.com

Easygoing

Easygoing adventures require very little preparation, planning, or prior skill development. They are not far outside your comfort zone.

• Read (or be read to) for 30 minutes
• Register for and attend a Morris Area Public Library program
• Check out a DVD from the Morris Area Public Library and have a movie night
• Ask a Morris Area Public Library staff member for a book recommendation
• Log into Kanopy with your Morris Area Public Library card and watch something
• Check out a video game from the Morris Area Public Library and play it
• Like and follow the Morris Area Public Library on Facebook
• Like and follow the Morris Area Public Library on Instagram
• Attend one of the Movies in the Park
• Virtually tour a museum you’ve never been to before
• Color a picture (BONUS ADVENTURE POINTS: Participate in our UP! Coloring event)

Moderate

Moderate adventures require some planning, preparation, and possibly skill development. They may be outside your standard range of activities.

• Check out a Museum Adventure Pass from the Morris Area Public LIbrary and visit a local museum
• Check out a cookbook from the Morris Area Public Library and make something out of it
• Access the genealogy databases from the library computers to learn more about your family history
• Create a collage (BONUS ADVENTURE POINTS: Utilize the Morris Area Public Library’s Die Cut machine)
• Check out sheet music from the Morris Area Public Library and play a song or two
• Read out loud to someone other than yourself for 30 minutes
• Dine at one of the many Morris area restaurants
• Walk through your neighborhood and pick up trash
• Go for a picnic in a Grundy park
• Learn to knit or crochet (BONUS ADVENTURE POINTS: Adults 18+ attend our Calling All Crafters program and show off your skills)

Challenging

Challenging adventures require extensive planning, preparation, and skill development. They are experiences meant to encourage you to try new things.

• Go for a hike in a Grundy park
• Check out a cake pan from the Morris Area Public Library’s Library of THings and bake a cake
• Volunteer (BONUS ADVENTURE POINTS: Volunteer at the Morris Area Public Library)
• Check out seeds from the Morris Area Public Library’s Seed Library and plant them
• Write to your representative about an issue that is important to you
• Go fishing
• Fly a Kite
• Go Geocaching (BONUS ADVENTURE POINTS: Attend our Geocaching program on June 15)