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RESCHEDULED: 2023 Summer Reading Kick-Off Carnival &
Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run

The Summer Reading Carnival has been re-scheduled for Sunday, August 13 due to flooding in the library building. The library is closed for the unforseeable future but we securing an alternative site for summer reading and programming.

The afternoon’s events begin at 3 p.m. with the Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run. The carnival runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and will feature a train ride, face painting, game booths, a rock-climbing wall, and a bouncy house.

The afternoon’s events begin at 3 p.m. with the Thomas Hughes Brinkley Memorial Fun Run. Children and their grownups are invited to walk, run, bike, scoot, skate and stroll the one-mile course that starts in front of the library and runs through the adjacent neighborhood.

The carnival runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and will feature a train ride, face painting, game booths, a rock-climbing wall, and a bouncy house.

$30 Wristbands – which come with a T-shirt, while supplies last, and allow kids to participate in all carnival activities – will be available at the O’Neal Library starting in May. Patrons can also buy wristbands and individual activity tickets at the carnival. (All proceeds go to the Children's Dept.)

Children's Dept. Supporter Recognition Wall

Support the O'Neal Library Children's Department with a personalized name in our burrow. List up to four children for $25 and have their names up all summer long.

With your support, we are all in this together!

Purchase a spot


Every 100 pages you read or listen to this summer earns a chance to play our summer reading game. Collect all the cards to win a free book. You can earn up to 9 books total this summer across both Classic and Xtreme Summer Reading programs. Everyone can receive up to 1 book per reader per week.

Step 1. Read. Read what you love.
Step 2. Log. Keep track of your pages on the Beanstack app.
Step 3. Earn. Every 600 pages, pick out a free book from the book room. Book room visits by appointment. Reserve a time on the calendar to the left.
Step 3. Earn. Every 600 pages, pick out a free book from the book room. Book room visits by appointment. Reserve a time on the calendar to the left.