Start Your Reading Engines! Winter Reading Challenge

Start your reading engines!  Be a Reading Machine winter reading challenge for all ages runs Friday, Jan. 17 to Friday, Feb. 28.  

To get started, see the links below to Beanstack or the Paper Reading log, or check out our Self-Serve Hot Cocoa Bar on Friday, Jan. 17. More information on our calendar.

Register and participate by logging up to 300 reading minutes per reader and completing up to 5 activites. Any badge earned equals one entry into grand prize drawings for kids, teens, and adults. Your reading can help us reach our collective goal of 150,000 minutes! Plus, it's a cozy way to spend your winter. 

  • Teens who earn 5 badges will be entered into a drawing for a Whitey's gift card. (Bring in your paper log if you're participating that way. Drawings are automatic on Beanstack.) 
  • Children who complete any badge can claim a free prize book. 

Track online with the Beanstack website or app, or the paper log. (See below for links.) You can register anytime before or during the challenge. Paper logs are also available at our libraries. 

The challenge lasts until end of the day on Feb. 28. Prizes are drawn March 3, so make sure to return your paper logs or allocate your Beanstack "tickets" by Feb. 28. 

Winners will be contacted, so Be a Reading Machine! 

Log into Beanstack 

2025 Paper Winter Reading Log