Summer Reading 2023


Welcome to our 2023 Summer Reading Challenge for all ages! 

Sign Up Opens on Saturday, June 17! 

This page will provide you with information and links for our Summer Reading Challenges:

Early Readers (ages 0-4)
Kids (ages 5-12)
Teens (ages 13-18)
Adults (ages 18+). 
 


Beanstack Tracker App

Participants will use Beanstacka web and mobile app that individuals and families can use to track their recreational reading, either by time increments or by each completed book; you can also log unique library-related activities (which you can find in the challenges, once you've created your Beanstack account). *Reminder: Our Summer Reading Challenge doesn't open in Beanstack until June 17, but you can always create your account(s) early.
 

Beanstack is also a great way to help every participant feel engaged and motivated to read throughout the summer. But you can still participate without using the app; paper logs are available upon request! 


Click here to access our Beanstack Summer Reading portal, where you'll be able to create your own account, as well as multiple accounts for family members. Parents/caregivers, please note: Please register yourself first and add any family members as additional readers.
 

Already have an account from last year? Log in and select the challenge you'd like to join from the main Beanstack page.
 

Participants of all ages can log either their reading and/or activities throughout the summer to earn digital raffle tickets. The more reading and/or activities that you log through Beanstack, the more raffle tickets you'll earn! That means even better chances of winning one of our PRIZES.


Note: *Teens and Kids will also earn bonus prizes, or checkpoint prizes, along the way.

*Also, you can create your Beanstack account early, but our Challenges won't be live until June 17.


The Challenges

 

Adults (18+)

Adult Summer Reading
Adults can log the books they read over the summer to earn badges and RAFFLE TICKETS in the Beanstack App. 

Read FOUR or more books before August 12 to complete our challenge.  You'll receive five digital raffle tickets for each book you complete, and you can put those tickets toward any one of our grand prize drawings!

You can also earn bonus raffle tickets by completing any of our three featured activities! We'll have a bunch of cool prizes from local businesses up for grabs. Raffle prize winners will be announced after the end of summer reading.


 

Teens (13-18)

Teens All Together Now
We are challenging teens to complete our Summer Reading Bingo Challenge! You'll earn 5 raffle tickets for each bingo square you complete.

Complete one row, column, or diagonal to complete the challenge and win a prize! Keep completing bingo squares to keep earning raffle tickets. If you complete the bingo board (25 squares), you'll earn a bonus prize!

Make sure to assign your tickets to the prizes of your choice before Aug 12th for a chance to win a raffle prize! Raffle prize winners will be announced after the end of summer reading. 

Save the date! Join us for our Summer Reading Finale party on August 12th at the library.


 

Kids (5-12)

All Together Now

We are challenging kids ages 5-12 to join our Summer Reading Challenge! You'll earn 5 raffle tickets for each 30 minutes you read, up to 5 hours.

Once you've read 5 hours you've completed the reading challenge and won a bonus prize. Keep reading to earn more bonus prizes.

We also challenge you to complete our 10 activities! For each activity you complete, you'll earn 5 raffle tickets that you can put toward cool raffle prizes.

Make sure to assign your tickets to the prizes of your choice before Aug 12th for a chance to win a raffle prize! Raffle prize winners will be announced after the end of summer reading. 

Save the date! Join us for our Summer Reading Finale party on August 12th at the library.


 

Early Readers (ages 0-4)

Early Literacy Summer Reading

New this summer: We have a reading challenge for kids ages 0-4! We've put together a variety of activities that you can complete together. For each activity you complete, you'll earn 5 raffle tickets that you can put toward cool raffle prizes and the possibility to earn bonus prizes along the way. Do at least 7 activities to complete summer reading!

Make sure to assign your tickets to the prizes of your choice before Aug 12th for a chance to win a raffle prize! Raffle prize winners will be announced after the end of summer reading.

Save the date! Join us for our Summer Reading Finale party on August 12th at the library.


 


 

All Together Now

 

Desktop Signup

How to sign-up & use BEANSTACK from your Desktop:

1.) Visit fadl.beanstack.org 

2.) Select REGISTER AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY

3.) Next, select NO if this is your first time using Beanstack

4.) Select "I AM REGISTERING MYSELF" if you are an individual, or "I AM AN ADULT REGISTERING A CHILD" if you are signing up a family

5.) Fill out your information to create your Beanstack Reader Profile(s)

6.) After you've added yourself as an adult, you'll be directed to a page to select a reading challenge; adult, teen, or kids! 

7.) Register for Summer Reading! (If you're an individual, you are done; start reading and logging your books).

8.) Parents/caregivers, after you complete this initial registration, you'll be directed to a screen to add more participants. Complete/repeat the process of registration and selection of a reading challenge for members of your family.




Beanstack Mobile App

How to sign-up & use the BEANSTACK MOBILE APP:

1.) Install "Beanstack Tracker" from your phone's app store. 

2.) Open the app.

3.) Tap "Let's Go"

4.) Tap "At my library, school, or bookstore."

5.) Tap "Find a Site."

6.) Tap the search bar at the top to "Sear for a Site" and type in "Ferndale Library" or "Ferndale Area District Library."

7.) Select "Ferndale Area District Library" from the search results.

8.) If you already have an account, you can sign in.  Don't have an account? Click the small blue link that reads "Sign up!" 

9.) Follow the prompts to create your account and add readers. All Beanstack sites collect first name, last name, password, and age and then specify additional required or optional account and reader information on a case-by-case basis.


 



Ferndale Library Beanstack Reading Challenges: How to "Spend" Digital Raffle Tickets Earned During Summer Reading

Summer Reading Prizes

 

Ferndale Library Beanstack Reading Challenges: How to "Spend" Digital Raffle Tickets Earned During Summer Reading

Here's how Adults can help kids/teens spend their digital raffle tickets earned by logging their Summer Reading on Beanstack. We'll walk you through how to "Add" tickets toward a prize drawing on Beanstack, first via Desktop and then via the Mobile App!
 

DESKTOP: 
1.) Open Beanstack

2.) Log in

3.) Parents/caregivers can tap the Reader Tab in the top right corner to toggle down to different readers (kids/teens) that they've signed up with their account

4.) Once you've changed over to a kid/teen account, click on the "All Together Now" banner

5.) From there, you can either scroll down to the TICKETS EARNED button or you can click the TICKET DRAWINGS tab along the top 

6.) Scroll and click on any of the prize drawings that you are interested in entering

7.) Once you've opened a prize drawing, you can click the ADD/REMOVE TICKETS button to determine how many of your earned digital raffle tickets you'd like to "spend" toward that drawing
            a.) repeat this process until you've "spent" all your tickets 

8.) We'll draw for prizes after the Finale on August 12 and contact the winners via email

 

MOBILE APP
1.) Open your Beanstack Mobile App

2.) Log in (if you aren't logged in already) 

3.) Parents/caregivers can tap the Reader Tab in the top right corner to toggle down to different readers (kids/teens) that they've signed up with their account

4.) Tap on "Current Challenges" to open up an overview of your (or a child's/teen's) summer reading progress

5.) From here, locate the DISCOVER button along the bottom of the screen

6.) Next, locate the tabs in the middle of the screen, starting with "Overview" and swipe left until you find "Ticket Drawings" | Tap "Ticket Drawings"

7.) Scroll and click on any of the prize drawings that you are interested in entering

8.) Once you've opened a prize drawing, you can click the ADD/REMOVE TICKETS button to determine how many of your earned digital raffle tickets you'd like to "spend" toward that drawing
            a.) repeat this process until you've "spent" all your tickets 

9.) We'll draw for prizes after the Finale on August 12 and contact the winners via email

 

 

 


Check out all of our upcoming Summer Reading events here!

 Summer Reading 2023