Summer Reading
2025's Summer Reading Challenge is HERE!
Check out the Calendar for all of the Events coming in June and July.
See all scheduled events.
Many fun events are planned including youth makerspaces, touch-a-truck, a bubble science show, a community weaving art piece, a scavenger hunt and more.
All reading challenges are tracked through our online portal hosted by Beanstack.
Here everyone can track reading, activities completed and enter prize drawings. Parents, you can manage all readers' logs in one place and log family reading time in one entry.
Teens and other adults can create and manage accounts too!
The process is simple:
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- If you created a Beanstack account for for an earlier reading program you still need to sign in and enroll in the Summer Reading program.
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Log Reading & Activities online or with the companion app (see video help below).
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Earn badges and rewards, plus enter for prize drawings.
There is also an app for iOS and Android so you can track progress wherever you are.
Go to your app store to download. Click the buttons below or search for Beanstack in your store.
How-To Videos for using Beanstack
Note some are generic and/or reflect older programs but the processes are still the same.
Register onlineLog Reading - One PersonLog Reading - Multiple people |
Log ActivitiesUse the AppDownload the app for your device from your App Store: NOTE: These video links are not specific to the Hastings Public Library but show the basics of using the app. Some features may not be available. |
