Book Bingo
Adult Summer Reading 2026
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How to Play | How to Win | Recommended Reading | Meet the Artist | About This Program
You're invited read adventurously all summer with us! Book Bingo fosters connection with friends, family, and neighbors around books and reading.
How to play
Keep track of books you read from May 22-September 8 by writing the title and author in the matching square on your bingo card. Book titles may be used only once per card.
For readers 18 and older.
How to win
Bingo
Complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line! Turn in your card and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a special Book Bingo prize.
Blackout
Complete all 25 squares! Turn in your card and you’ll be entered in a drawing for one of three grand prizes—including a SAL subscription to 4 free events of your choice in the 2026/27 season.
Submit your card for the prize drawing
Submit your completed card (front and back) with either a bingo or a blackout in one of the following ways:
- Drop off your card (or a copy) at any branch of The Seattle Public Library or the King County Library System.
- Complete this submission form.
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 6 p.m. ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 2026. Do not submit card more than one time or to more than one library system.
Recommended Reading
Check out these library staff recommendations to spark your imagination for Book Bingo!
Book Bingo Reading Recommendations
Have fun and happy reading!
Meet the artist: Vivian Li
The 2026 Book Bingo card features original artwork by Seattle-based illustrator Vivian Li, who creates under the name Vivian Likes Fruit, opens a new window.
About this program
Book Bingo is a collaboration between Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL), opens a new window, The Seattle Public Library (SPL), opens a new window, and King County Library System (KCLS). This program is supported in part by the KCLS Foundation, opens a new window.
