The library offers reading challenges designed to encourage reading and make it fun for everyone!
These challenges allow families and readers of all ages to log their reading and earn prizes and badges. Participants can track their progress through Beanstack, a free online service that provides book and activity logging, personalized recommendations, and book reviews.
The library has hosted a variety of themed challenges on Beanstack, from Hispanic Heritage and poetry to sustainability. While the prizes are exciting, the primary goal is to inspire lifelong readers. People tend to read more when they can choose what to read, which is especially important for children as they explore their passions.
1001 Books Before Kindergarten
Read together and track the number of books you share. Repetition is great for learning, so feel free to read the same title again and again! Complete milestones to earn badges and check in at the library to receive prizes. When you reach 1001 books you will receive an invitation to our annual graduation party.
Hallow-Read October 1-31
Get into the Halloween spirit with our Hallow-Read challenge! Explore curated adult and teen book lists featuring everything from monster stories to Gothic fiction and slasher tales. Find your preferred level of creepiness - one book is all it takes to complete the challenge! Prizes await all finishers. Sign up at frvpld.beanstack.org.
Beanstack
Beanstack is a free online service that offers an innovative new way to connect children and their families with books and educational reading activities that match each person’s interests, ages and reading level. It also includes book and activity logging, badges and registration for all members of the family under one account.
Available 24/7 through your computer or mobile device (link to app download page). We are happy to walk you through setting up Beanstack on your device. Stop by the library at your convenience, or make a One-On-One Technology appointment.