Summer Reading FAQs

  • General Questions

    You can sign up by visiting the Beanstack website, opens a new window, or by downloading the mobile app, opens a new window. Beanstack makes it easy to sign up your whole family for the program. For more information on using Beanstack, visit our Beanstack FAQs, opens a new window.

    If you don’t have access to Beanstack, you can print an activity log, opens a new window or stop by one of our branches to pick up a paper activity log.

    All ages can join! We have a program for preschoolers, kids, teens, and adults. A TPL library card is not required. 

    To complete the Summer Reading Challenge, we ask that you track your reading and minutes or choose and complete other activities from the reading log. The challenge is complete when you have finished a total of 25 badges. If you're tracking online, Beanstack will give you a badge after you complete 25 activities, letting you know to visit a library branch to pick up your prize. If you're tracking on a paper activity log, when you've completed 25 activities, you've finished the program and may visit a branch with your completed log to pick up your prize.

    Research has shown that summer reading prevents “summer slide,” or loss of knowledge and reading proficiency over the summer. TPL's Summer Reading Challenge is a fun and beneficial experience for all ages! By participating in Summer Reading Challenge, your child will foster a love of reading, learning, and trying new experiences. Check out our events calendar to see events and programs for all ages! 

    Yes! You can fulfill the ‘reading’ requirement with a variety of library materials.

    Not necessarily. If you choose to participate by tracking time spent reading, you are welcome to record the titles of the books you read, and even write reviews, but it is not required. 

    The 2025 Summer Reading Challenge features a completion prize, biweekly raffles (for Beanstack users), and a grand prize raffle for each age group.

    To receive your completion prizes, just visit a branch and show us your paper activity log or have a staff member look up your Beanstack account. Prizes vary by age group and are available while supplies last. 

    To be eligible for the biweekly raffle prizes, you must be registered on Beanstack. Visit your local branch for assistance.

    When you complete the challenge, you’ll be entered into a grand prize raffle. Winners will be contacted by August 31.