Boulder Junction

“Read to Achieve” at the 
Boulder Junction Public Library
Now through February 28, 2012 

The Milwaukee Bucks, the Milwaukee County Federated Library System, the Milwaukee Public Library, the Boulder Junction Public Library and Northwestern Mutual Foundation have teamed up this season for a “Read to Achieve” reading incentive program.  Students who participate can earn a voucher for a free ticket to a Milwaukee Bucks home game or additional prizes.

The Milwaukee Bucks “Read to Achieve” Library Reading Challenge encourages students to utilize their local library and make reading a priority in their everyday lives.  Students in grades 3 through 10 may sign up for the program at the Boulder Junction Public Library starting now.  

Students score a point for each page read in a book, magazine or newspaper during the program, which ends February 28, 2012.  There is a 100-point limit to the points you can score by reading magazines and newspapers, but no limit to the number of points you can score by reading books.  Students who score 500 points-for-pages become “All-Star Readers” and earn a voucher good for a free ticket offer to a Bucks home game at the Bradley Center.  Students may choose either the Saturday, March 24 game at 7:30 pm vs. the Indiana Pacers or the Saturday, March 31 game at 7:30 pm vs. Memphis Grizzlies.  All Star Reader attendees will receive a special “Bango” All Star Reader item. In addition, all All-Star Readers and their guests will have the opportunity to shoot a free throw on the Bucks Court after both games.  The ticket voucher is valid only when a paid adult ticket is included.  There will be a place on the voucher for family members and friends to purchase additional tickets for a special discounted price.  

Participants who read more than 750 points-for-pages and report the total number of pages read to his/her librarian by February 28, 2012 will have their names entered into a drawing for an official Milwaukee Bucks autographed basketball for each game; 10 randomly selected children will participate in the Milwaukee Bucks Halftime High Five Tunnel for each game date; 10 randomly selected children will participate in the Bucks Kourtside Kids for each game date; and 10 randomly selected children will be recognized on-court at halftime for each game date. 

If you read 750-pages or more, your accomplishment will be noted by a special “Overtime” sticker which the librarian will place on your ticket voucher.  Only those “Overtime” readers who request a ticket by means of a voucher and have an “Overtime” sticker on that voucher will be included in the drawing.  Winners will be contacted by mail.

To register for this exciting promotion, students in grades 3 through 10 should stop by the Boulder Junction Public Library to pick up a scorecard for recording pages read.  All scorecards must be turned in by Friday, February 28, 2012 to be eligible for the free ticket voucher or the drawing.

The “Read to Achieve” Reading Challenge is a project of the Milwaukee Bucks in cooperation with the Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System and Northwestern Mutual Foundation.

For more information regarding the program rules, please call the library at 715-385-2050 or stop in during regular hours.