Summer Learning Challenge

2025 Summer Learning Challenge: Color Our World!

June 14th – August 9th

Get ready for a vibrant summer filled with reading, creativity, and fun in our Color Our World Bingo-style challenge!

This summer, explore the world of color through books, activities, and challenges that spark your imagination. Whether you’re reading about new places, discovering diverse authors, creating art, or trying something new, this challenge invites you to celebrate all the colors the world has to offer.

New This Year: A Redesigned Summer Learning Challenge!

We’ve completely revamped the Summer Learning Challenge in Beanstack!

This year, we’re moving away from a points-based system. Instead, we’re introducing a fun Bingo-style challenge that tracks the number of books read, rather than the minutes spent reading.

Get ready for a fresh, engaging way to explore new reads and complete exciting activities!

How it Works:

  • Sign up for the Color Our World challenge on Beanstack.

  • Complete the tasks in the Bingo grid by reading books, completing activities, or engaging in creative projects.

  • Each square you complete brings you closer to filling your Bingo card and earning fun badges.

  • Keep track of your progress and share your colorful creations with us!

Challenge Highlights:

  • Color Your Bookshelf: Read books with a color in the title, explore stories from different countries, and dive into genres that expand your worldview.

  • Creative Expressions: Dive into creativity by writing a poem, story, or journal entry inspired by color, creating artwork influenced by a book you’ve read, or experimenting with a new creative hobby like painting, photography, or fashion.

  • Connect with Others: Share your love of reading by recommending a book to a friend, reading aloud to a loved one or pet, or joining a conversation about a favorite title.

Prizes – Check out the 2025 Prize Guide:

  • 1

    Level 1: Registration Prize

    Sign up for the Summer Learning Challenge and pick up your registration prize at any CCPL branch! Get rewarded just for joining the fun!

  • 2

    Level 2: Completion Prize & Branch Prize Drawing

    Complete one row of Bingo to finish the challenge! You’ll earn a small completion prize and be entered into a drawing for a larger prize at your registered library branch.

  • 3

    Level 3: Branch Prize Drawing

    At the end of the challenge, each library branch will draw winners from those who completed at least one row. This branch-level prize is bigger and celebrates your summer of learning!

  • 4

    Level 4: System-Wide Grand Prize Drawing

    Go all in! If you fill your entire Bingo board, you’ll be entered into the system-wide grand prize drawing for an even bigger prize!

Mark off squares on your Bingo board by logging books you read or completing Color Our World-themed activities, and you’ll secure your spot in the final prize drawings! Let your creativity shine, turn the pages of adventure, and explore a world of colorful possibilities this summer with CCPL!

Sign up now on Beanstack and start earning your badges!

We know many of you look forward to receiving a Summer Learning Challenge t-shirt each year, so we want to share an important update: we will not be giving out t-shirts to participants this summer.

While this change may be disappointing, it allows us to focus our resources on bringing you even more engaging programs, exciting activities, and fun rewards throughout the challenge. Rising production costs led us to make this tough decision, but our goal remains the same—to make this summer full of creativity, learning, and connection for everyone.

Thank you for your understanding and continued enthusiasm. We’re looking forward to a colorful, enriching Summer Learning Challenge with you!

2025 Summer Learning Challenge Program Schedule – by Date

June

July

August

2025 Summer Learning Challenge Program Schedule – by Branch

La Plata

Potomac

PD Brown

Waldorf West

Virtual

Mobile Mondays @ the Park – with the Mobile Library!

Don’t forget about the CCPL @ Home blog! Starting June 14th, we’ll have tons more special blog posts connected to our SLC programs with exclusive content, crafts, reading lists, and more! In the meantime, here are some great posts to get your creativity flowing.