Adult Summer Reading Club
(for ages 18+)
Register for the Adult Summer Reading Club!
Download your Adult SRC Challenge Sheet!
Or pick one up at any library branch!
Find resources to help with each of the Adult SRC challenges below!
Explore Ancestry: Library Edition in our eLibrary, or borrow a book on genealogy!
Ancestry: Library Edition
Unlock the story of YOU with censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, court & legal documents, photos, maps, & more.
Read a book from one of our online booklists.
Read at least one of the Red Deer Reads finalists and vote for your favourite!
Check out a gardening book and plant something and/or take a tour of the beautiful flowers in City Hall Park!
Read a book set in a place you’d like to visit.
Read a book by an Indigenous author.
Read a book that was published in 2021.
Learn about another person by reading their biography, autobiography, or memoir.
Find someone who doesn't have a library card and help them sign up for one!
Read a book about a subject you are passionate about.
Read a mystery or thriller.
Check out something that has to do with music: CDs, magazines, books, audiobooks, or one of our instrument kits.
Read a book told from multiple perspectives.
Novels with Multiple Perspectives
Are two (or more) voices better than one?! These novels rotate between different narrators, giving you different perspectives on the story.
Sign out a puzzle or board game from the library!
Get outside and try 'forest bathing,' hiking, or simply exploring Red Deer's beautiful trail system.
Red Deer is on the Move!
Red Deer's Waskasoo Park System has more than 110 kilometres of trails. This is a city that moves!
City of Red Deer Trail Maps
Experience our city’s beautiful park system -- find the City of Red Deer's trail maps here and start exploring!
Take a Hike!
We have plenty of books on hiking to get you started! Get out there and explore our beautiful country.
Forest Bathing
Learn about forest bathing and its health benefits from one of these books, available to borrow with your library card.
Read a book by an Alberta author.
Spotlight on Alberta Authors
We have so many amazing "home-grown" authors right here in Alberta!
Alberta Reads Book Club
The shortlisted titles are available digitally at RDPL through the Read Alberta eBooks and Prairie Indigenous eBook Collections.
Cantook Station (Read Alberta eBooks)
Cantook Station (Read Alberta eBooks) is an online collection of over 1,000 eBooks by Alberta authors and publishers.
Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection
Stories by Indigenous authors, and writings about Indigenous culture, from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
