Welcome, Readers!
June 9th through August 11th
Join the Children's Library on a magical quest for this year's Summer Reading Challenge. We have chosen some fun reading activities, awesome books, and amazing prizes!
Starting on Monday, June 9th, sign up online via Beanstack then stop by the Library for a paper challenge card and your free prize book!
Registered Last Year?
Did you play online last year for Summer Reading? There's no need to create a new account! You may look up your account using the email address you used last year. Once you log in, you can select this year's challenge on the first day of Summer Reading! If you need assistance, please send us an email at childrenslibrary@darienlibrary.org.
Choose Your Adventure
Pre-Readers
Pre-Reader Challenge
This summer, explore the five Early Literacy skills of reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing as part of the Pre-Reader Summer Challenge.
How to Play
Starting on Monday, June 9th, sign up online via Beanstack then stop by the Library for a paper challenge card and your free prize book! Have an account from last year? When you log in, you can select this year's challenge on the first day of Summer Reading.
Readers will complete activities (called badges on Beanstack). For each activity that you complete, you earn one ticket that you can enter into one of our Prize Basket drawings.
Participants must select which of the prizes they would like to win on Beanstack after they complete each badge. Winners of the prize baskets will be notified by Friday, August 15th.
Play Ideas
Birth to five is a huge developmental range, that's why we have included activities that can be adjusted to fit the needs of your child. Make it as easy or challenging as you'd like!
For example, "Find a triangle, a circle, and a square":
- For a younger baby, use a 3D object like a block to show them the shape and let them touch it and play with it.
- For a toddler, when reading together, ask them to find a triangle on the page.
- For a preschooler, ask them to find triangles in everyday objects and talk to them about the different kinds of triangles.
These challenges are starting points for learning and exploration, feel free to get creative with them!
Need ideas on how to adjust the challenges? Ask a children's librarian for ideas!
Kindergarten to 6th Grade
Lost Book of Magical Creatures Summer Reading Challenge
Join the Children's Library on a magical quest for this year's Summer Reading Challenge. We have chosen some fun reading activities, awesome books, and amazing prizes!
Starting on Monday, June 9th, sign up online via Beanstack then stop by the Library for a paper challenge card and your free prize book!
Have an account from last year? When you log in, you can select this year's challenge on the first day of Summer Reading.
How to Play
Readers will complete activities (called badges on Beanstack) in any order. Reading activities can be completed by reading physical books, e-Books, or listening to audiobooks. Participants can count any books they read between June 9th and August 11th.
For each activity that you complete, you earn one ticket that you can enter into one of our Prize Basket drawings.
Participants must select which of the prizes they would like to win on Beanstack after they complete each badge. Winners of the prize baskets will be notified by Friday, August 15th.
Some Books to Try
- Read a magical book
- Read a graphic novel
- Read a book with a purple cover
- Read a book with a human that doesn't look or live like you
How to Win
Participants must select which of the prizes they would like to win on Beanstack after they complete each badge.
Summer Reading is made possible by the generous support of the Marion Moore Foundation.