The Summer Reading Challenge officially ends on July 31 and adults that use Beanstack must redeem their tickets by that time as the challenge will close and will not allow late submissions. A short grace period will be given to youth (0-17) that used Beanstack or paper logs and adults (18+) that used paper logs to come into the library to fill out their grand prize entry forms by August 10. The final day all prizes will be available for pickup is August 31.
This year’s theme, "Level Up! At Your Library," centers on puzzles, games, and highlights the various ways libraries can support us in acquiring new skills and enhancing our knowledge!
Make reading a daily habit this summer by recording the days you read during our challenge. Between May 29 - July 31, all ages are encouraged to record at least 15 days of reading to earn mid-point prizes. Everyone that continues tracking to reach 30 days will complete the challenge and earn more prizes!
Contact jstolz@urbandale.org for youth and sstanton@urbandale.org for adult questions. We'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Track every day you read between May 29 - July 31. How long you read each day is up to you. (Read 10 minutes, or 2 hours, the choice is yours!) You can read whatever you'd like. Books, e-books, magazines, and comic books all count - and so does listening to an audiobook or being read to.
Earn prizes! Youth (0-17) earn a free book and an entry in the grand prize drawings at 15 and 30 days of reading, and up to six mini-badges. Adults (18+) earn a Book Sale Voucher and an entry in the grand prize drawings at 15 and 30 days of reading.
Youth (ages 0-17) can earn mini-badge buttons each time you log 5 days of reading! (Choose either a pin or a magnet for each mini-badge.) Because we are challenging you to read for at least 30 days this summer, you can collect up to 6 badges. Please note that the first day to collect badges will be June 12.
Starting June 12, mid-point prizes and mini-badges will be available to pick up.
June 27 is the first day the Summer Reading Challenge can be completed.
Complete optional activity badges to earn up to 4 more tickets to put toward any of the grand prize drawings of your choosing. Tickets are redeemed through Beanstack. Unsure how to redeem tickets? Click here to learn more.
All participants ages 0-17 can earn up to 2 entries into the grand prize drawing(s) of their choosing for reading 15 and 30 days:
All Adult participants (18+) will be able to earn up to *6 entries into the grand prize drawing(s) of their choosing:
*(1 entry for tracking 15 days & 1 entry for tracking 30 days. Adults that use Beanstack tracking can earn up to 4 more entries for completing optional activities.)
Complete optional activity badges to earn up to 4 more tickets to put toward any of the grand prize drawings of your choosing. Tickets are redeemed through Beanstack. Unsure how to redeem tickets? Click here to learn more.