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23 Pts

23 Books in 2023 - Adults




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23 Pts

23 Books in 2023 - Teens




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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?



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Add Color to Your Senses

This summer explore, create, and learn something new with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

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Add Color to Your Senses

This summer explore, create, and learn something new with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets

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Add Color to Your Senses

This summer explore, create, and learn something new with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

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Adventure Awaits Beyond the Page

This summer explore, create, and learn something new about the great outdoors with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

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Explore the magic of...

This summer explore, create, and learn something new with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!




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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!




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20 Pts

Insect Investigators

Time to put on your detective hats and go exploring! With a grownup, go outside into your backyard or local park, and see what bugs you can find. Look for ladybugs, ants, roly-polies, butterflies, and more! 


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24 Pts

Kids 2023 Character Dress Up

Reading is Magic! With a little help, you can magically transform into your favorite book character!

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24 Pts

Kids 2023 Magic Tricks

Reading is Magic! And with a little help, you can be too! 

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Missions for a Cause

This summer explore, create and learn something new with these fun missions. Complete three (3) missions and earn volunteer services hours. All missions must be submitted for before 11:49 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2022. All submissions will to be reviewed and must be deemed appropriate to earn services hours. Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District Community Service verification forms will be available for pick-upstarting Monday, August 22, 2022, other volunteer forms must be brought to the adult desk for a signature.

Rules:

  • Participants must be 13 years of age or older, and not registered for other Yoba Linda Public library Summer Reading Programs.
  • Participants may complete up to three (3) different mission must be made out of the eight (8) missions. The same mission cannot be submitted three (3) separate times.
  • All submissions will be reviewed and approved for volunteer services hours. Any content found to be inappropriate will not be counted for hours earned. Submissions cannot include any profanity, derogatory remarks, sexually explicit content or violence.
  • PYLUSD volunteer forms with earned hours and signature will be ready for pick-up starting August 22, 2022 at the adult desk. Any forms outside of the PYLUSD must be brought to the adult desk to for a signature.
  • By submitting Missions, participants and their families understand the library reserves the right to use and showcase submissions for publicity purposes. Submissions may be used on the library’s website, social media outlets, email newsletters, and other media publications to promote library programs and materials.


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20 Pts

PreK 2023 Character Dress Up

Reading is Magic! With a little help, you can magically transform into your favorite book character!

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20 Pts

PreK 2023 Magic Colors

Reading is Magic! You too can be magical by mixing colors and magically creating a whole new color! 

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Reading is Magic

This summer explore, create and learn the magic of reading with these fun missions. Complete up to (3) missions and earn one grand prize raffle ticket for every mission completed. All missions must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023.


Rules:

Participants may complete up to three (3) different missions. There are seven (7) missions to choose from. The same mission cannot be submitted more than once. Submissions cannot include any profanity, derogatory remarks, sexually explicit content or violence. By submitting missions, participants and their families understand the library reserves the right to use and showcase submissions for publicity purposes. Submissions may be used on the library’s website, social media outlets, email newsletters, and other media publications to promote library programs and materials. Any photo submissions cannot contain recognizable faces.



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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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24 Pts

Scavenger Hunt

Time for some outdoor fun! Walk around your city or town and see what you can find for each letter of the alphabet. Bring a camera or paper and pencil to keep track of the items you find. We've included some examples, but what else can you find? Good luck!

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24 Pts

Tall Tales: Stories by the Campfire

Build a fort or pitch a tent in your backyard, a local park, a camping spot, or even your living room. Take a picture of your amazing tent and then challenge your friends and family to tell each other campfire stories in 5 minutes or less. See who can tell the best story! 

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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20 Pts

The Five Practices Outside

There are five simple, powerful, and fun practices that parents/caregivers are encouraged to incorporate into their everyday lives that can help establish a strong foundation for early literacy. Those practices are: Reading, Writing, Talking, Singing, and Playing. Try to incorporate the outdoors in each practice and have fun! 

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This Card Rocks

Bonus Mission! Complete this mission and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

Old or new, colored, or blue? Either way, This Card Rocks! It’s no secret that Yorba Linda Public Library Cards can help you explore the unknown, create the unexpected, learn new things, discover an adventure, or spark your imagination. Regardless of how old or new the card might be, or what design it might have, snap a picture and capture the magic a Yorba Linda Library card can grant you! To complete this mission snap a picture of your card in the wild and upload it to our form and then confirm that it has been uploaded.



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This Card Rocks!

Bonus Mission! Complete this mission and receive 250 points. Then redeem the 250 points for 2 additional grand prize raffle tickets. 

Old or new, colored, or blue? Either way, This Card Rocks! It’s no secret that Yorba Linda Public Library Cards can help you explore the unknown, create the unexpected, learn new things, discover an adventure, or spark your imagination. Regardless of how old or new the card might be, or what design it might have, snap a picture and capture the magic a Yorba Linda Library card can grant you! To complete this mission snap a picture of your card in the wild and upload it to our form and then confirm that it has been uploaded.



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