Featured Events
Summer Reading Challenges
Celebrate summer with Volusia County Public Library and join the Summer Reading Challenges from June 1 through August 9. Readers of all ages are invited to stay engaged with reading and learning all summer long by logging reading and completing activities through the library’s Beanstack™ platform to earn badges and prizes. Prizes may be redeemed through August 31. Ready to get started? Registration opens May 25 and continues through summer.
Register online at https://volusialibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 starting Monday, May 25.
America250 Read Across America
To participate, please visit Beanstack: Reading Challenges and Personalized Recommendations
100 Books Before Graduation
100 Books Before Graduation Reading Challenge – 100 Books Before Graduation is a self-paced reading challenge designed to encourage sustained reading habits and lifelong learning for students in grades 6–12. As tweens and teens progress through middle and high school, regular reading helps strengthen comprehension, expand vocabulary, build critical thinking skills, and support academic success across subjects. By participating in this challenge, students can explore a variety of reading formats and genres while tracking their progress toward reading 100 books before graduation.
Participants may log their book titles online through the library’s Beanstack™ platform at https://volusialibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 or through the Beanstack app.
Celebrate Summer: America250 Virtual Guide
Find everything you need this summer at Volusia County Public Library in the Celebrate Summer: America250 virtual guide. Learn more about the library’s reading challenges, free meals for children, library services, digital resources, and opportunities to read, learn, and explore all season long.
Freading
Freading's specialty is non-fiction - over 200,000 titles and every title is always available so no need to make a reservation. A very handy tool for students who are researching a topic and need immediate information.
https://volusialibrary.freading.com
Tutorial on how to use Freading.
Volusia Reads: Adult Online Book Club
Volusia County Public Library has partnered with PBC Guru and Freading to create a virtual book club for library users and the community.
It's always available for download from Freading.
American Heart Association provides community blood pressure kits, monitors to Volusia County Public Library
Library users can borrow kits as part of new “Libraries with Heart Initiative” program
Borrow a Blood Pressure Monitoring Kit
Volusia County Public Library offers free blood pressure monitoring kits through a partnership with the American Heart Association as part of the Libraries with Heart Initiative. Library users can borrow these kits to check their blood pressure at home—just like borrowing a book. Each kit includes a digital blood pressure monitor along with American Heart Association materials that explain how to take an accurate reading and what the numbers mean. The program helps remove common barriers such as cost and access, making it easier for community members to stay informed about their heart health.
Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, often without knowing it. Regular monitoring is an important step in prevention and management. By offering these kits, the library supports lifelong learning and community wellness by connecting users with reliable, evidence-based health resources.
To learn more about blood pressure and heart health, visit heart.org/bloodpressure.