Like to read? Summer reading programs abound for children and school aged  young people but once you leave the hallowed halls there are few incentives to read in the summer… or are there? Several cities are promoting adult summer reading programs.

The Brooklyn Public Library offers a prize to each person who enters and readers may also write book reviews. Those who do will be entered into a drawing for a prize.

The Chicago Public Library has Land of Lincoln Readers this summer with suggested titles. All you need to do is complete a form with your name, and the author and title of two books that you between June 15 and Aug 1and you can receive a tote bag.

The Seattle Public Library’s program allows readers to post reviews which will be shared with other readers.

The Manhattan (Kansas) Public Library offers a program where readers enter every book that they read in the summer for a chance at a weekly and grand prize.

Austin, Texas’ library system allows readers to complete an entry form for a prize for each every three books read.

People who are readers will read in the summer, winter, fall and spring too. Though incentives and prizes work for the reluctant reader in all of us. More libraries offer summer reading programs for kids and those programs offer prizes such as t-shirts, end of the summer parties and other goodies. Sometimes even as an adult it’s nice to have a little incentive to read too.