Join Manhattan Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge as you cozy up with a good book this season. Record your reading time and complete some fun activities to earn online badges and prizes, from Jan. 1 - Feb. 29. You can sign up at any point to join the program.
Sign Up Prize:
*Choice of Hot Cocoa or Apple Cider drink packet
Halfway Prize (750 Points):
*Winter Mug
Goal Prize (1500 Points):
*Free book (choices at the 2nd floor Reference Desk or Children's Desk)
- Program dates: January 1 – February 29, 2024
- Winter reading is free!
- Who can join? Adults, Teens, Kids (kindergarten & up)
- Younger kids can join 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
- GOAL – 1500 reading points attained by reading (each minute = 1 point) and by completing activities (see options in the Beanstack app under Activities or Badges).
- How? Download the Beanstack app or go to the Reading Challenges page. Create an account, or Sign In if you previously registered for MPL's reading challenges such as Summer Reading.
- Log the time you spend reading or listening to books. Get extra points toward the goal with repeatable activity badges. You will get 5-20 points per activity.
- You can read anything, not just library books, and you can listen to books being read aloud to you. Magazines, graphic novels, and audiobooks also count for your reading time.
