Get Started
To earn your badge, choose any activity or combination of activities. When you’re done, click on the “Claim Badge” button below and complete the brief form. You’ll also be entered into Summer Camp raffles for a chance to win a prize!
Reading Suggestions
All reading counts! But if you’d like to get into a book related to this week’s badge, here’s what we recommend:
Children
Teens
Adults
- “Score with a Good Book” fiction on OverDrive / Libby
Teens
- "Put Me in, Coach!" (fiction) on OverDrive / Libby
- Sports & recreation fiction on Hoopla
Adults
- “Let the Games Begin” (books inspired by sports and games) on OverDrive / Libby
- Sports & recreation nonfiction on Hoopla (browse by category)
Online Events
Summer Olympics • all ages
Tune into the Summer Olympics, taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
daily through August 8 • Watch online
Streaming Storytime • ages 0–5
This week's session is all about sports! Join live on Facebook; no account needed
Monday, July 26, 9 AM • Watch live
Minecraft Mania: Advanced Play Edition • grades 3–8
Using multiplayer gameplay, work together to accomplish goals in competitions and adventure-style programs. Every program includes different challenges! An individual Minecraft account is strongly encouraged.
Monday, July 26, 6 PM • Sign up (required)
Jackie Robinson's Legacy • teens & adults
Historian and storyteller Barry Bradford chronicles how Robinson’s talent and courage forever changed baseball and society, with his impact still felt today.
Tuesday, July 27, 7 PM • Sign up (required)
Tune into the Summer Olympics, taking place in Tokyo, Japan.
daily through August 8 • Watch online
Streaming Storytime • ages 0–5
This week's session is all about sports! Join live on Facebook; no account needed
Monday, July 26, 9 AM • Watch live
Minecraft Mania: Advanced Play Edition • grades 3–8
Using multiplayer gameplay, work together to accomplish goals in competitions and adventure-style programs. Every program includes different challenges! An individual Minecraft account is strongly encouraged.
Monday, July 26, 6 PM • Sign up (required)
Jackie Robinson's Legacy • teens & adults
Historian and storyteller Barry Bradford chronicles how Robinson’s talent and courage forever changed baseball and society, with his impact still felt today.
Tuesday, July 27, 7 PM • Sign up (required)
Screen-Free Activities
Printable Pages • preschool–grade 5
Activity sheets and coloring pages, all about food and drink. Access with your Vernon Area Library card number. Once you're logged in, select Topics, then Sports from the themes menu. You may also narrow by grade.
Teachables
Activity sheets and coloring pages, all about food and drink. Access with your Vernon Area Library card number. Once you're logged in, select Topics, then Sports from the themes menu. You may also narrow by grade.
Teachables
Do Some Good!
The Sports Shed is a local nonprofit that serves schools that lack funding for athletics, allowing students to participate in the lifelong enrichment that sports provide.
Make a donation
Make a donation
“The only way to prove you are a good sport is to lose.” —Ernie Bank
CLAIM YOUR BADGE
Starting July 26, submit your activities to receive a badge and enter the raffle. Complete one form for each participant.
Print a Tracking sheet
Download a printable PDF to help keep track of the badges you've earned.