Welcome to Read By the Slice, a reading program for ages 5-18 designed to give the best kind of rewards -- Pizza!

For every 800 minutes, your child earns a free pizza coupon to be picked up at the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library and redeemed at Dempsey's, 1023 S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD.

Parents: If you would like to manage multiple readers, please register yourself first in the Create Parent Account tab and then register your children as readers under that account.  You can also sign up for the Adult Reading Challenges!

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 Earn prizes by reading your favorites! This program is designed for adults age 18 & up to encourage life-long reading habits. 

Every adult participant receives a prize for every two books read (up to 4 prizes). You will be notified when you have earned a prize to be picked up at the public library's Information Services desk.

All formats count towards your books. Audio & ebooks, regular and large print, etc. Books can be from the public library, your own library, or borrowed from a friend. It all counts!

For free audio and ebooks, check out our Hoopla and Libby apps!

This program is designed for Birth-Age 4.

 An adventure awaits you this summer! Read all your favorites or some new books too!

Everyone receives a prize, just for registering! Earn a point for every minute you read or read to. For every 250 minutes, you receive a prize.  You will receive a completion certificate once you have reached 1000 minutes.

All book formats, audiobooks, graphic novels, and books from home all count for your prize points. Just a reminder check out our Libby and Hoopla apps for free audio and ebooks.

This program is designed for K-2^nd (ages 5-9).

 An adventure awaits you this summer! Read all your favorites or some new books too!! 

 Everyone receives a prize, just for registering! Earn a point for every minute you read or read to. For every 250 minutes, you receive a prize.  You will receive a completion certificate once you have reached 1000 minutes.

 All book formats, audiobooks, graphic novels, and books from home all count for your prize points. Just a reminder check out our Libby and Hoopla apps for free audio and ebooks.

This program is designed for Tweens (3^rd-5^th).

 An adventure awaits you this summer! Read all your favorites or some new books too!

Everyone receives a prize, just for registering! Earn a point for every minute you read or read to. For every 250 minutes, you receive a prize.  You will receive a completion certificate once you have reached1000 minutes.

 All book formats, audiobooks, graphic novels, and books from home all count for your prize points. Just a reminder check out our Libby and Hoopla apps for free audio and ebooks.

This program is for teens going into 6th-12th grades.  Adventure begins at your library! Start reading and begin your adventure.

You will receive a prize for registering and every 250 minutes you log, May 30th through July 31st, up to 1,000 minutes.  All book formats count. Yes, even audio books and graphic novels. Any book counts,  they do not have to be library books.

Free audio and ebooks are available through the library's Libby and Hoopla apps with your library card.

Once you have earned 1,000 points you will have completed the program and will receive a completion certificate you can print and share!