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To take the Summer Challenge, create an online account.

Sign up, then log activities from June 7-August 24, 2025.

Spread the Word!

Share your activities, artwork, and writing! Tag YDL on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag YDLSummerChallenge!

LITTLE ONES CHALLENGES

We have a special list of challenges you can do with younger learners. Find them in the list of EXPLORE CHALLENGES or download them here

FAIRY DOOR MAP

Sponsors could choose to have a fairy door displayed in their window. Earn a badge by spotting them! You can find a list and locations here.

Read, Learn, Explore!

Each summer we challenge everyone to read, learn, and explore the community. Families can engage in fun learning activities together so kids keep their brains active and ready to return to school in the fall. Players of all ages earn online badges and chances to win themed prize baskets filled with goodies from local businesses.

How it works​

READ

Set your own goal for how much you want to read and track your progress online.

 

LEARN

Learn something new at a library program and look for the secret code to unlock special digital badges.

 

EXPLORE

Take challenges created by library staff to explore the library and the Ypsi community. Each challenge earns a different digital badge.

WIN

Earn 10 badges of any type and pick up a prize at the library. Everyone under 18 gets a free book; adults get a themed gift bag. Don’t stop there! Kids and teens can choose a small prize out of our treasure chests every time they earn another 10 badges. Plus, each digital badge earns a chance at the grand prize of your choice.

 

Contact [email protected] for more information.

Thanks to our 2025 Sponsors!

Sponsors for the 2025 Summer Challenge have given more than $15,000 worth of prizes. Check out all our generous community donors:

Literacy Leader ($5,000+)

 

Friends of YDL Logo

Bookworm Sponsor ($1,000-$4,999)

 

Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Logo

Page Turner Sponsor ($500-$999)

 

Grand Prize Donor ($100-$499)

 

Beara Bakes

Common Source Acupuncture and Apothecary

Planet Rock

Wiard’s Orchards & Country Fair

Bellflower

Eastern Michigan University

Puffer Reds

Bookend Candle Co.

Golden Rhino Games

Tanduri Korner

Cold Comfort Ice Cream

Model Cave

Toledo Zoo

Prize Donors

 

YPSI ACE Hardware

Bird Dog Baking

C. King and Co

Dos Hermanos Restaurant

Imagination Station Toledo

Mama Pizza and Curry House

SCRAP Creative Reuse

Tree Fort Bikes

Ypsilanti Art Supply

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum

Blackstone Bookstore & Cultural Center

Café Liv

Encuentro Latino

Ken MacGregor

Michigan Firehouse Museum

The Bomber

Vertex Coffee

Ypsi Sweetwaters

Art of Africa Hair Braiding

Bloodroot Herb Shop & Apothecary

Chipotle

Find & Shine Vintage

Kristine Joseph Estate Sales & Retail Shop

No Label Juice

The Mix Studios

Water Tower Distilling

Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill

Boot Shop -Mi Rancho Boots

Decode Detroit

Glaze Pottery Studio

Ma Lou’s Chicken

Putt-R-Round Mini Golf & Putt Arcade

This, That, and the ODDer Things

World of Rocks

B-Cubed Bakery

Bridge Community Café

Depot Town Cats & Dogs

Hyperion Coffee Company

Maiz

Rolling Hills Water Park

Thrift Depot

Underground Printing

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