Summer 2025 Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge 2025 will award participants contest entries in exchange for each book and/or piece of media that they read/consume and record on their contest form from May 5 - August 29, 2025.
Summer Reading 2025 Rules
Contest is sponsored by the University of Victoria as represented by its Libraries (“UVic”).
Contest is open to all individuals who are residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who meet all of the following requirements:
- Have a library account in good standing with UVic Libraries
Contest opens on Monday, May 5th 2025 at 7:30 am and ends on Friday, August 29th at 6 pm.
Entrants must complete at least one ballot to be entered in the contest. To receive a ballot, an entrant must:
- Attend at either the Ask Us Desk at the Mearns Centre-McPherson Library or the main service desk at the Diana M. Priestly Law Library and ask for a Summer Reading Challenge form
- Fulfill the criteria to earn one or more badges as described on the Summer Reading Challenge form, and record that they have done so on the appropriate space on the form
- Attend at the Ask Us Desk and present their form filled out as described above. For each badge they have filled out on their Summer Reading Challenge form, they will receive one badge (which they must attach to their form) and one ballot. Each badge may only be earned once by each entrant. Every entrant who completes all 25 badges will be entitled to one bonus ballot.
There is a limit of 26 entries per eligible entrant.
The random draw for the prize will take place at Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 at 12 pm
The selected entrant will be contacted by email and/or phone using the contact information provided on the ballot. If the selected Entrant cannot be contacted within 5 days following the first attempt at contact, or if the selected entrant declines the prize, another random draw will occur and the prize will be awarded to another entrant.
The selected entrant must correctly answer a time-limited, skill-testing mathematical question to be awarded the prize.
Entrants agree that their name may be announced on UVic's website and other associated media sites if they are selected as the winner of the draw. They also agree that their in-progress Summer Reading Challenge forms may be shared on UVic's website and other associated media sites during and after the contest
Prizes:
There will be 6 total prizes awarded:
2 Cinecenta gift passes (two movie admissions, 1 pop, 1 popcorn) worth $25 each
4 Single admission tickets to Cinecenta worth $10 each
Prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded. Prizes are not convertible to cash.
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
UVic will use personal information collected from entrants to administer the contest. UVic will not share personal information relating to entrants with any third parties, except as may be required by law. UVic will not attempt to contact any entrants for any other purpose than as set out in these terms and conditions unless the entrant has consented to receive relevant communications from UVic or as otherwise allowed under applicable laws.
UVic reserves the right to amend these contest rules or to terminate the contest at any time without any liability to any entrant.
UVic assumes no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, ineligible or incomplete entries.
The decisions of UVic in relation to this contest will be final and binding on all entrants.
UVic assumes no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including but not limited to: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, ineligible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including but not limited to any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls or communications; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the contest herein for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail, technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software, congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any computer, including as a result of participating in the contest herein; or (vi) prizes that cannot be awarded or accepted.
By entering this contest, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the University of Victoria, Instagram, Facebook, and any of their representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from: (i) such entrant’s participation in this contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries.
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