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Mayor's Literacy Challenge reports growth to 2,479 registrants; library cites major in‑kind support from local partners

Surprise Library Advisory Commission · March 12, 2026
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Library staff reported that the Mayor's Literacy Challenge registrations rose to 2,479 this year and credited partners including Surprise Sports & Tourism and a Culver's owner who donated roughly $77,000 in coupons; program mechanics and prize distribution were reviewed.

A library staff member who led the presentation (identified in the meeting as Tanya) told the commission that the Mayor's Literacy Challenge has expanded since the library consolidated prior youth and county adult reading programs into a single, year‑round structure.

"When we first came on board in 2023 the city of Surprise had a reading program for school age children... so we decided to combine the two," Tanya said. She said…

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