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Summer Reading 2025

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Summer Reading Challenges and Activities for Children, Teens, and Adults! 

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Treasure Chest Reading Program

Ages: 3-5

June 2-August 30

 

Children will read to earn prizes! Reading logs are available at any JRVLS location including the Bookmobile! New reading logs will be available each month June - August. Turn the completed reading logs in to the library by the end of each month to claim the monthly PRIZE, and to be entered into the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! If you turn in all three reading logs you will get three entries in the grand prize drawing! 

 

Younger children may have someone read to them to earn their prizes. 

 

Grand Prize: Deluxe LEGO Duplo Set

The grand prize drawing will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd. We will contact the winners of the drawings by phone. 

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Children's Reading Challenge

Ages: 6-9

June 2-August 30

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Children will read and do fun activities to earn prizes! Activity logs are available at any JRVLS location including the Bookmobile! New activity logs will be available each month June - August. Turn the completed activity logs in to the library by the end of each month to claim the monthly PRIZE, and to be entered into the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! If you turn in all three activity logs you will get three entries in the grand prize drawing! 

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Grand Prize: Deluxe LEGO Set

 

The grand prize drawing will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd. We will contact the winners of the drawings by phone. 

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June 2-August 30

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You will read and do fun activities to earn prizes! Activity logs are available at any JRVLS location including the Bookmobile! New activity logs will be available each month June - August. Turn the completed activity logs in to the library by the end of each month to claim the monthly PRIZE, and to be entered into the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING! If you turn in all three activity logs you will get three entries in the grand prize drawing! 

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Grand Prize: Kindle Fire

 

The grand prize drawing will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd. We will contact the winners of the drawings by phone. 

Youth Summer Reading Challenge

Ages: 10-13

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Level Up! is the Teen Summer Reading Program at James River Valley Library.

 

June 2 - August 30

 

Every participant will win a prize for each level they complete, with a final prize for reaching Level Five. Those who reach Level Five will also be entered into a drawing for a Grand Prize!

 

Please register in person at Alfred Dickey Library at the main desk in the adult library.

Teen Summer Reading

Ages: 13-18

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Why should kids have all the fun? It’s summer reading time for the adults too! 

The James River Library System invites all adults (18+) to participate in the Adult Summer reading program.

 

The adult summer reading program begins June 2nd.

 

How to participate:

Add a little mystery and fun to your reading list! Grab a mystery scratch off card in June, July, and August to get five secret book reading suggestions. After reading your five books for the month, hand in your card to pick a fun prize from our basket and be entered to win one of three grand prizes. Final date to turn in your mystery scratch off cards is August 30, 2025 and grand prize drawings will be held September 2nd, 2025.

 

Pick up your mystery scratch off cards at either library location and on the bookmobile. 

Adult Summer Reading Challenge

Ages: 18 & up

Library Events 

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  • Multiple Dates
    Thu, Mar 05
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 05, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Beginning in January 2026, Alfred Dickey Library will host Toddler Playtime every Thursday morning. Join us to play and make new friends. A coffee bar will be provided for parents and caregivers. There is no registration required to attend this event.
  • Mon, Mar 09
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Join us at Alfred Dickey Library from 6:00-7:00 pm for an evening of fun and imagination with LEGO! We will have a theme you may build, or you may build anything you would like! Registration is required for this event, please click the "Register" button below.
  • Multiple Dates
    Tue, Mar 10
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 10, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Stories, Music, Action Rhymes, Puppets, & More!
  • Multiple Dates
    Wed, Mar 11
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 11, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library , 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    The James River Valley Library Board will meet at Alfred Dickey Library, in the lower level meeting room.
  • Thu, Mar 12
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 12, 2026, 6:30 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Theme: Potato. Choose a recipe from a cookbook in our library, prepare it at home, and bring the dish when we meet. We will take turns discussing our recipes, sampling them, and enjoying time together!
  • Mon, Mar 16
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library , 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Join us at Alfred Dickey Library to learn how to make stop motion films! All equipment needed to create the films will be provided. This event is for kids ages 9-13. Registration is required, please register online.
  • Fri, Mar 20
    Stutsman County Library
    Mar 20, 2026, 6:00 PM
    Stutsman County Library , 910 5th St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Join us for a free event for everyone in our community! Learn snail gardening and winter sowing with milk jugs with the NDSU Master Gardeners and enjoy our free salad bar! Bring a canned vegetable for the food drive and be entered into a prize drawing.
  • Multiple Dates
    Tue, Mar 24
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 24, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Do you love talking to others about the books you’ve read? Are you looking for new reading recommendations? Our non-traditional B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Book) book club might be just what you’re looking for! This event is for ages 18+. Please register online.
  • Sat, Mar 28
    Alfred Dickey Library
    Mar 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Join our Pokémon Club! Learn how to play the Pokémon trading card game and hang out with others who like to play. Bring your own decks or use ours. New and seasoned players are welcome.
  • February 2-28
    Alfred Dickey & Stutsman County Library
    February 2-28
    Alfred Dickey & Stutsman County Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    We will be having a Food for Fines: Food & Toiletry Drive, Feb. 2-28. Bring in a non-perishable food or toiletry item, to have overdue fines waived from your library account. Please see full details below.
  • January 20th-February 9th
    Alfred Dickey Library
    January 20th-February 9th
    Alfred Dickey Library, 105 3rd St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA
    Join our Tiny Art Show! Pick up your canvas at Alfred Dickey Public Library, complete your art, and return by February 9th to ADPL, so we can put them all on display during the month of February. Kit includes a 3x3 canvas, paint, and a brush; everything you need to create your own masterpiece!
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