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Summer Reading 2024: Adventure Begins at Your Library
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Welcome to our 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for all ages!
Beginning JUNE 8
Ending AUGUST 3
This page will provide you with information about how to participate in our Summer Reading Challenges:
Adults (ages 18+)
Teens (ages 13-18)
Kids (ages 5-12)
Early Readers (ages 0-4)
Participants will use Beanstack, a web and mobile app that individuals and families can use to log their reading and complete various activities in order to complete our Challenge, with the chance to win some awesome prizes!
Our Summer Reading Challenge doesn't open in Beanstack until June 8, but you can always create your account(s) early if you'd like.
The Beanstack App is a great way to help every participant feel engaged and motivated to read and have fun at the library all summer long. But you can still participate without using the mobile or desktop app--paper logs are available upon request!
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Click here to access our Beanstack Summer Reading portal, where you can register yourself and your family members.
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Already have an account from last year? Log in and select the challenge you'd like to join from the main Beanstack page.
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Participants of all ages can log their reading and/or activities throughout the summer to earn digital raffle tickets. Caregivers will be able to use the app to help children properly log & earn raffle tickets.
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The more reading and/or activities that you log through Beanstack, the more raffle tickets you'll earn! That means you'll have even better chances of winning one of our prizes.
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FYI to Early Readers, Kids, and Teens challenges: -> logging books or minutes is not required, but if patrons would like to keep track of their summer reading they are welcome to use this bonus Beanstack feature.
Note: This feature will not accrue raffle tickets
The Challenges
Adults (18+)
Challenge:
READ 4 BOOKS
Raffle Tickets:
Earn 5 TICKETS per book
Above & Beyond:
Complete 3 ACTIVITIES or continue reading more BOOKS to earn extra tickets.
Drawing: Deposit your earned tickets towards your desired prize drawing!
Teens (13-18)
Teens can complete their challenge using a Beanstack Bingo Card!
Challenge:
Complete a row of 3 bingo squares (down, across, or diagonal)
Raffle Tickets:
Earn 5 raffle prize tickets for each bingo square
Above & Beyond:
Complete all 9 bingo squares for a bonus prize!
Kids (5-12)
Kids, ages 5-12, can complete their challenge using a Beanstack Bingo Card!
Challenge:
Complete a row of 4 bingo squares (down, across, or diagonal)
Raffle Tickets:
Earn 5 raffle tickets for each bingo square
Above & Beyond:
Complete all 16 bingo squares for a bonus prize!
Early Readers (ages 0-4)
Early Readers can also complete a Beanstack Bingo Card (with Caregiver assistance)!
Challenge:
Complete a row of 3 bingo squares (down, across, or diagonal)
Raffle Tickets:
Earn 5 raffle tickets for each bingo square
Above & Beyond:
Complete all 9 bingo squares for a bonus prize!
How to sign-up & use BEANSTACK from your Desktop:
1.) Visit fadl.beanstack.org
2.) Select REGISTER AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY
3.) Select NO if this is your first time using Beanstack
4.) Choose "I AM REGISTERING MYSELF" if you are an individual OR choose "I AM AN ADULT REGISTERING A CHILD" if you are signing up yourself AND your 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.
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
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
