ReadSquared Reading Program

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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Adventure Book

Read a Book about adventure, travel, languages, or cultures.

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25 Pts

Adventure Bucket List

What is on your bucket list? Where would you like to go & what adventure would you like to go on?

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25 Pts

Adventure Playlist

Tell us what would be on your playlist for a fun adventure

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25 Pts

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!

*Must complete at least 5 for credit.*

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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 for your own library card. Please note your library card number.

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

Bird Watch

Safely go bird watching and tell us what birds you saw.

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25 Pts

Campfire Tales/Songs

Tell us your favorite story to tell or song to sing at the campfire.

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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

Explore Local

Visit local businesses. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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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

Flashlight Shadows

Learn how to make shadows using a flashlight. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Fun Facts

Tell us a fun fact for each of the following to receive credit:

Local
State
USA
World

*Must complete all 4 for credit.*

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25 Pts

Gone Fishing

Safely go fishing. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Join Friends of the Tellico Plains Public Library

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

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

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Knot Tying

Tie a knot. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Learn about another Culture

Learn about another Culture and tell us what you learned.

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Learn about Local History

Visit the Charles Hall Museum and learn about local history. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Learn another Language

Learn how to say hello in another Language and tell us.

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25 Pts

Learn how to Prevent Wildfires & about Campfire Safety

Visit https://smokeybear.com/ and tell us what you learned.

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25 Pts

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!

*Must complete at least 5 for credit.*

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25 Pts

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!

*Must complete at least 5 for credit.*

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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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25 Pts

Local Information

Visit the Visitor Center. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

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.

*Must complete at least 4 for credit.*

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25 Pts

New Recipes

Share a new or favorite recipe or one you would like to try from another culture.

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25 Pts

Outdoor Activity

Enjoy a SAFE outdoor activity. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Outdoor Craft

Make a birdfeeder or suncatcher. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Outdoor Walk

Safely go on a walk outside and tell us about it and what you saw.

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25 Pts

Plan the Ultimate Adventure

Plan the ultimate adventure (vacation, roadtrip, etc.).

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25 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness

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

*Must complete at least 7 for credit.*

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25 Pts

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!

*Must complete at least 5 for credit.*

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25 Pts

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!

*Must complete at least 5 for credit.*

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Road Trip with a Book

Listen to an audiobook while in the car or at home.

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25 Pts

Share the Joy

Let's work together! Complete the activities below with family/friends.

*Must complete at least 4 for credit.*

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25 Pts

Sign-up for Smokey Bear's Reading Challenge on READsquared

Sign-up for Smokey Bear's Reading Challenge on READsquared (https://tppl.readsquared.com/)

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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

Story Time Outside

Read a book outside. 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

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

Recommend a book, series, or author for us to add to our library.

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25 Pts

You Sent Mail

Write a letter/postcard to someone. To complete the mission, upload a photo to READsquared or show a librarian the picture to sign off on.

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25 Pts

Your Adventure

Tell us about an adventure you have been on.

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25 Pts

Your Interests

What would you like to see our library add (resources, programs, classes)?

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50 Pts

Explore our 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 LOCAL ADVENTURE & ACTIVITY or the QUOTE to receive points. Have fun and happy exploring!

* Must complete at least 14 of the approximately 32 Scavenger Hunt for credit.*

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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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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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