Choose one or choose them all!

Click for details below for each challenge. Register at any location. You can also register or track online with Beanstack or with the Beanstack Tracker App on Google Play or Apple.

Winter Read starts Jan. 2 – check back for details then!

This reading challenge will retire on (W) Dec. 31, 2025. Please log in to Beanstack and log your reading activities, or bring your tracker card to your branch to complete the reading challenge.
 
We hope you enjoyed this challenge and invite you to join Winter Read from Jan. 1 – Feb. 28, 2026. Then, we will have fresh new reading challenges in the spring.
 

Read aloud 8 chapter books (or listen to the audiobook) with a child, a class, a family, or a friend. Complete the challenge and receive a zipper pouch. Find your own chapter books or try our recommendations listed here:

Pick up tracker cards at any location or track online with Beanstack or with the Beanstack Tracker App on Google Play or Apple.

This reading challenge will retire on (W) Dec. 31, 2025. Please log in to Beanstack and log your reading activities, or bring your tracker card to your branch to complete the reading challenge.
 
We hope you enjoyed this challenge and invite you to join Winter Read from Jan. 1 – Feb. 28, 2026. Then, we will have fresh new reading challenges in the spring.
 

Read our lists (Authors A-K and Authors L-Z) of the best picture books which includes classics, new titles, and everything in-between. Complete the challenge and receive a book for your home library.

Pick up tracker cards at any location or track online with Beanstack or with the Beanstack Tracker App on Google Play or Apple.

This reading challenge will retire on (W) Dec. 31, 2025. Please log in to Beanstack and log your reading activities, or bring your tracker card to your branch to complete the reading challenge.
 
We hope you enjoyed this challenge and invite you to join Winter Read from Jan. 1 – Feb. 28, 2026. Then, we will have fresh new reading challenges in the spring.
 

If 101 books weren’t enough, or you want to start with a smaller challenge, this is for you! Complete the challenge by reading the books on this list to receive a book for your home library.

Pick up tracker cards at any location or track online with Beanstack or with the Beanstack Tracker App on Google Play or Apple.