Read Do Explore

All Together Now Image with Puzzle Pieces

All Together Now

A Read. Do. Explore. Program

May 30 – July 8, 2023

Read. Do. Explore. offers six weeks of programming and opportunities to engage with the library and our community around a different theme.

This summer, we will be celebrating what brings us together as a community. We are all different pieces of a puzzle that make up where we live, work, and play, and this summer we will be All Together Now to make the best community for us all.


Chances for
Prize Entries

For each personal goal you fulfill, program you participate in, or resource you use, you can enter for chances to win grand prizes!

Weekly Prize Books

For each week you participate in Read. Do. Explore, stop by a library location and pick up a free prize book to add to your home library. If you receive curbside pick-up or deliveries, we’ll bring your books to you!

We’ll Deliver

Unable to come to the library? We understand, but you can still participate in Read. Do. Explore. Let us know you need to participate remotely with delivery or curbside, and we’ll get you signed up!


Grand Prizes

If you pick the DUPLO Box prize, you will be entering to win a Deluxe Brick Box

of DUPLO LEGO Bricks. DUPLOs are recommended for ages 1 1/2 and up. This set includes 85 pieces and is an ideal toy to build STEAM skills and explore the imagination.


If you pick the Game Pack, you will be entering to win two co-operative games: Hanabi and Exit The Game: Sunken Treasure. Hanaki is recommended for ages 8+ and Exit The Game is recommended for Ages 10+. Enjoy a game night with the whole family and problem solve your way to victory!



If you pick the Donation to DeKalb Humane Society, you will be entering for the library to donate $35 to the DeKalb Humane Society in your name!



If you pick the Excelsior Tickets, you will be

entering to win 3 tickets to Excelsior Art Academy‘s

performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

for the performances in September.

Performances will be from 9/21 – 9/23




If you pick 529 Account Match,

Eckhart Public Library will contribute $35

to a new or existing 529 Account through

the Community Foundation of DeKalb County.

To learn more, visit DeKalb County Promise.


If you pick the Day Out in Auburn pack,

you will be entering to win $15 gift cards to

9th Street Brew Coffee House, The Brown House, and Baker’s Dozen Donuts.


If you pick the Drink Around Auburn

pack, you will be entering to win gift

cards to Mad Anthony’s Auburn Tap

Room, Auburn Brewing Company, and

Byler Lane Winery. Each gift card is worth $15 for a total value of $45 in this prize pack.



If you pick the Walmart Gift Card, you will be entering to win a Walmart Gift Card for $35. This gift card can be used online or in a physical store. It can be used for the items that you and your family want or need.


Do these prizes not spark joy?

Do you just want to participate

for the glory and respect of your

friends and family? We get that, too.

If you don’t want to be entered to

win a prize, just let us know that

you’re good!