All about Badges!

You may have seen that teens have the opportunity to earn extra raffle tickets this summer by earning BADGES.  But just what are these mysterious badges?  Well they're kind of like summer reading achievements.  You earn them by doing your normal things, and some not so normal things.  

You can see the leaderboard for who has the most badges, what badges you have, and the list of badges available to earn HERE.

There are 4 types of badges.

Reading Badges

There are 31 different reading-related badges

1. 60 minutes - Finish 1st hour
2. 120 minutes - Finish 2nd hour
3. 180 minutes - Finish 3rd hour
4. tenth of a day! - Finish 4th hour
5. The 300 - Finish 5th hour
6. Full Circle - Finish 6th hour
7. 420 minutes - Finish 7th hour
8. Third of a day! - Finish 8th hour
9. 540 minutes - Finish 9th hour
10. 600 minutes - Finish 10th hour
11. 660 minutes - Finish 11th hour
12. Half of a day - Finish 12th hour
13. Lucky # 13 - Finish 13th hour
14. 840 minutes - Finish 14th hour
15. You’re just amazing! - Finish 15th hour
16. Book > Movie - Read for 2 hours at a time
17. Dedicated Reader - Read 7 or more hours in one week
18. One Down - Complete 1 book
19. Double up - Complete 2nd book
20. Triple Play - Complete 3rd book
21. Home Run - Complete 4th book
22. Five for the Prize - Complete 5th book
23. GOAAAALL - Complete 6th book
24. Going Beyond - Complete 7th book
25. Further! - Complete 8th book
26. Even Further! - Complete 9th book
27. To Infinity and Beyond! - Complete 10th book
28. Got interrupted - Log reading time twice in one day
29. Daily Reader - Log reading time 7 days in a row
30. Early Birdie - Log reading time before 9am
31. Night Owl - Log reading time after 10pm

 Program Badges

There are 24 badges related to going to library programs.

1. Light up the Library - Attend the After Hours Glow Party
2. Gears and Wheels and Sunlight - Attend the Robotics Club
3. (0d1n9 Ne\/\/b - Attend 1 meeting of the Coding Club
4. (0d1n9 R00|<1e - Attend 2 meetings of the Coding Club
5. (0d3 M0n|<3y - Attend 3 meetings of the Coding Club
6. L337 (0der - Attend all 4 meetings of the Coding Club
7. Pretty yourself up - Attend the Hair Chalking, etc program
8. TAG you’re it - Attend the July TAG meeting
9. Double TAG - Attend the August TAG meeting
10. TAG a Friend - Bring a friend to a TAG meeting
11. Met the Author - Attend the July Book Club meeting
12. Let’s Get Cracking - Attend the Cracked Marble Pendants program
13. See you at the Movies - Attend the July 11th Movie Matinee
14. Matinee Movie Mania - Attend the July 25th Movie Matinee
15. Wingardium LevioSAH - Attend the Harry Potter Potions Class
16. For Lovers of the Hot & Spicy - Attend Teen Cuisine: Spicy Food
17. Bubble Picasso - Attend the Bubble Art program
18. Knitwit - Attend a Teen Knitting Club meeting
19. Here all the time! - Attend more than 1 program in a week
20. Program Attender - Attend 2 programs
21. Program Lover - Attend 3 programs
22. Program Crazy - Attend 4 programs
23. Program Obsessed - Attend 5 programs
24. Ultimate Program Attender - Attend 6 programs

 Review Badges

 There are 41 badges you can earn by writing book reviews.

1. Rookie Reviewer - Review 1st book
2. Completing School Reading - Review 2nd book
3. Maybe a Trilogy? - Review 3rd book
4. Four to Score - Review 4th book
5. Five is Live - Review 5th book
6. Two Trilogies? - Review 6th book
7. Seventh Review - Review 7th book
8. Eight is Great - Review 8th book
9. Nine is Fine - Review 9th book
10. Ultimate Reviewer - Review 10th book
11. To the Future! - Review a science fiction novel
12. Magic is Real - Review a fantasy novel
13. Blast to the Past - Review a historical fiction novel
14. Super Secret Spy Review - Review an action novel
15. Both Feet in Reality - Review a contemporary fiction novel
16. Not Quite Normal - Review a paranormal novel
17. Who done it? - Review a mystery novel
18. Domo Arigato - Review a graphic novel (manga)
19. Ka-Pow! - Review a graphic novel (non-manga)
20. Getting the Facts - Review a nonfiction book
21. Getting to Know You - Review a biography
22. Roses are Read - Review a book of poetry
23. Digital Native - Review a book that you read as an ebook from Overdrive
24. Listen to a Story - Review an audiobook
25. Nutmeg Nominee - Review a 2015 Nutmeg nominee
26. Nutmeg Reader - Review a 2nd 2015 Nutmeg Nominee
27. Nutmeg Voter - Review a 3rd 2015 Nutmeg Nominee
28. Brainssss - Review a zombie book
29. Fangs and Blood - Review a vampire book
30. Faerie Tale - Review a fairy book
31. Love is in the Air - Review a romance book
32. Book Traveler - Review a book set in another country
33. Traveling Book - Review a book by an author from another country
34. Homestate Read - Review a book by a connecticut author
35. Athletic Read - Review a sports themed novel
36. Branching Out - Review a book from the adult section
37. Series-ously - Review two books from the same series
38. Not like the Store - Review a “Hot Topics” book (teen nonfiction)
39. Nerdfighter - Review a John Green book
40. Back to the Past - Review a book that is more than 10 years old
41. Hooray 2014! - Review a book that was published this year

Volunteering Badges

There are 25 badges earnable by volunteering at the summer reading desk!

1. Volunteen - Sign up to be a volunteer
2. Get Orientated - Attend one of the volunteer orientation sessions
3. Sidewalk Artist - Help decorate the library sidewalk for the start of the program
4. Beginning Volunteen - Volunteer 1 hour
5. My First Shift - Volunteer 2nd hour
6. Getting down to Business - Volunteer 3rd hour
7. Four hours of Volunteering - Volunteer 4th hour
8. Five to Thrive! - Volunteer 5th hour
9. Tshirt Time - Volunteer 6th hour/Earn your t-shirt
10. Dedicated Volunteen - Volunteer 7th hour
11. Book Tracker - Volunteer 8th hour
12. Coupon Hander-Outer - Volunteer 9th hour
13. Raffle Ticketmaster - Volunteer 10th hour
14. Super Volunteen - Volunteer 11th hour
15. Amazing Volunteen - Volunteer 12th hour
16. Lucky Volunteen - Volunteer 13th hour
17. Veteran Volunteen - Volunteer 14th hour
18. Ultimate Volunteen - Volunteer 15th hour
19. Came Back - Volunteer twice in a week
20. Maxing Out - Volunteer 3 times in a week
21. Forever Alone - Volunteer alone
22. Duet - Volunteer as a team
23. Helper - Volunteer as a helper as a children’s program
24. Window Decorator - Put up shapes on the windows
25. Die Cutter - Cut shapes

Secret Badges

There are 29 badges that are 'locked' and we won't know what they are until someone earns them.  So if your interested in earning the most badges, come to the library lots, try different things and maybe you'll be the one to unlock some of the secret badges!