Winter Reading Challenge: Light Up the Mind

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Program Type:

Online, Library Events

Age Group:

PreK, Kids, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Program Description

Event Details

Join Manhattan Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge to light up your mind this season. Record your reading time and complete some fun activities to earn online badges and prizes, from Dec. 1, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2025. You can sign up at any point to join the program. 

Sign Up Prize:
      *Scratch art or hand warmer       

Kids' Book Prize (300 Points):
      *Free book for children (age 0-11) from the Children's Desk

Halfway Prize (1500 Points):
       *Assorted fidgets or ice scraper

Final Prize (3000 Points):
       *Free book from the Reference Desk or Children's Desk

  • Program dates: December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
  • Winter reading is free!
  • Who can join? All Ages!
  • Earn 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 and 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.