ReadSquared Reading Program

Missions

Our librarians have put together several activities, for a variety of challenges and levels. Complete an activity and you might unlock a more advanced one, and bragging rights, cool badges and maybe even a prize!

100 Pts

1000 Books 100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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Alphabet Walk

Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter. Mark off each letter as you find it!

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25 Pts

Attend a Library Program

Attend at least 1 other library program (other than a Summer Reading Program event).

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25 Pts

Become a TPPL Library Card Holder

Register at the library or online following the link (https://tlpllib.booksys.net/opac/tppl/index.html#url:RegisterForLibraryCard?) and pick-up your library card at the library!

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25 Pts

Donate from the Library's Wishlists

Donate an item off the library's wishlist, Amazon wishlist, or Walmart wishlist.

Wishlists: https://www.tellicoplainspubliclibrary.org/wishlist.html

Walmart Wishlist: https://www.walmart.com/lists/shared/WL/ca56961a-5ce4-4ae6-84fe-9b33c7b100fb

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1XM5DB13GETF4?ref_=wl_share

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25 Pts

Family/Friend Story Time

Enjoy story time with your family or friends... Read a book or tell a story. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on. Happy Reading!

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25 Pts

Join Friends of the Library

Join the Friends of the Library and help make programs possible at your library!

https://www.tellicoplainspubliclibrary.org/friends-of-the-library.html

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25 Pts

Kindness, Community, Teamwork Book

Read a book about kindness, teamwork, or community.

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Little Explorers

Get your little ones to expand their horizons. This can be accomplished by trying something new or seeing things in a different light. Teach your little ones that you don’t have to travel far to explore new things—wonderment can be found everywhere!

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25 Pts

Local Book

Read a book by a local author or a book about local history.

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Modern Wonders

There are seven modern wonders of the world. Do you know where they are? Enter the name of the country for each of the seven modern wonders.

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25 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness

Choose from a list provided to perform Random Acts of Kindness and inspire others.

*You must complete at leave 7 for credit.

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Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!

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Share the Joy

Let's work together! Complete the activities below with your little one.

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25 Pts

Sign-up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Sign-up for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability/)

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25 Pts

Sign-up for the Governors Early Literacy Foundation K-2 Decodables Imagination Library

Sign-up for the Governors Early Literacy Foundation K-2 Decodables (https://readingresources.mybrightsites.com/)

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25 Pts

Story Time with Your Pet

Read a book with/to your pet. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on. Happy Reading!

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25 Pts

Tell Us Something...

Tell us something you recently learned that blew your mind.

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25 Pts

Use TEL/TEL4U

Use TEL (tntel.info) or TEL4U (tel4u.org) and tell us what resource interested you or that you use the most.

TEL: https://tntel.info/

TEL4U: http://tel4u.org/

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25 Pts

Use TN R.E.A.D.S./Libby

Download an ebook/audiobook using TN R.E.A.D.S/Libby.

TN R.E.A.D.S: https://reads.overdrive.com/

Libby: https://libbyapp.com/library/reads

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25 Pts

You Approved

What is your favorite book or author? Tell us why this book or author is worthy of a seal of approval, and why you recommend we add it to our library (if we don't already have it).

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Learn About Smokey Bear

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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50 Pts

Put the Unity in Community SCAVENGER HUNT

Complete to meet minimum requirements for Grand Prizes.

We have placed small posters in the windows of the community businesses around Tellico Plains. You will need to record the BOOK TITLE and BOOK AUTHOR or the COMMUNITY IMAGE and TELLICO PLAINS FUN FACT to receive points. Have fun and happy exploring!

* Must complete at least 7 of the Scavenger Hunt for credit.

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Traveling to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! In ancient Greek mythology, Artemis was the goddess of the Moon and twin sister to the sun god Apollo. Much like NASA’s Apollo program, which took humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s, the Artemis program will take humans, including the first woman and the first person of color, back to the Moon and prepare us for traveling to Mars and beyond for the first time.

The following activities are all about the Artemis program and NASA’s plans for a new generation of crewed spaceflight. Complete three of the six activities to earn your “Moon, Mars, and Beyond” badge.

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Back to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Going back to the Moon and building a permanent presence on the lunar surface is a crucial step towards putting humans on Mars for the first time.

Learn all about NASA’s plans for lunar exploration and earn the "Back to the Moon" badge by completing four of the eight activities below!

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Campfire Safety

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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Many Miles to Mars with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! The Artemis program is all about sending humans back to the Moon in preparation for an even more challenging goal: human travel to Mars, the Red Planet!

Earn this badge and learn more about Mars by completing three of the five activities below!

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Nature Adventure

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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Planning and Prototyping with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Space travel requires massive amounts of planning, design, prototyping, and testing to ensure the vehicles and tools sent with astronauts into space are safe and reliable.

Dive deeper into NASA’s planning and prototyping process for the Artemis missions and earn this badge by completing three of the five activities below!

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Tree Exploration

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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Career Exploration

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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Wildfire Science

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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Make a Difference

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

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