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Summer Reading Challenge

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Salem Public Library has Summer Reading Clubs to encourage readers and listeners of all ages – children, teens and adults – to enjoy reading throughout the summer. Earn rewards and chances at prizes by signing up and tracking the time you spend reading or listening to books!

The Salem Public Library also offers a listening club for pre-readers and their parents to encourage the continued development of early literacy skills that babies, toddlers and preschoolers need in order to become readers. Reading is the most important skill needed for all other lifelong learning.

Register Online Summer Reading Club

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 Getting Started with Summer Reading Club

Visit Beanstack to sign up for the Summer Reading Club. You will need to create a Beanstack account the first time you sign in. If you already have an account from last year, you can use it again!
  1. Beginning June 11, track and report reading time, earn badges, and enter prize drawings online. 
  2. Visit Salem Public Library beginning July 5 to pick up summer reading rewards you have earned, including canvas book bags and free books.
  3. (Optional - beginning June 11) Print out a paper reading log to keep track of the time you spend reading or listening to stories.

Need a little help entering your prize drawing tickets? Watch this tutorial!

  

How It Works

Pre-readers (Babies – Preschool)

  • Complete 10 hours of reading or listening to stories together to complete the Summer Reading Challenge and earn a free bookbag.
  • Bonus challenge: Complete 10 early literacy activities (or 10 additional days of reading) to earn a free prize book.

Kids (Grades K–5) and Teens (Grades 6-12)

  • Read or listen to stories for 10 hours to complete the Summer Reading Challenge and earn a free bookbag and 10 prize drawing tickets for chances to win larger prizes at the end of summer.
  • Bonus challenge: Read or listen for 10 additional hours to earn a free prize book and 10 more prize drawing tickets.
  • Continue reading additional hours and/or complete activities to earn additional prize tickets until the prize drawing closes on Thursday, August 15.

Adults

  • Earn a badge and one prize drawing ticket for each challenge completed and for every 10 hours of reading or listening reported.
  • Everyone who completes at least 10 hours of reading and all six challenges earns a free Salem Public Library tote bag!
  • Prize drawing tickets must be submitted by Thursday, August 15.

PLAY PLINKO! from June 11-July 3

  • Readers of all ages, after logging their first 60 minutes of reading on Beanstack, earn a special badge to play a turn on our giant Plinko board and choose a fun prize!
  • The Plinko Board will be available from June 11-July 3 in the Children's Corner on Floor 2 of the library.

Readers of all ages have until Saturday, September 7 to pick up the incentives they earn and any prizes they win.

Thank you to our Summer Reading Challenge sponsors:

  • Portland Trailblazers
  • Oregon State Fair
  • Friends of the Salem Public Library
  • Oregon State Library