01/06/2026
Alright everyone, today officially marks the first day of our Summer Reading Program. Long story short, sign up at brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org, log your minutes, and earn fun prizes! Please note that prize pickup will not start until after our Kickoff Party on June 20th.
This year's theme is all about plants, and we have a wide range of fun activities for you beginning with a week of famous plants starting June 22nd, and then a week on farming starting June 29th! We have plenty more beyond that though with activities every week through the beginning of August, all of which you can find attached here to this post.
Now, for those of you who want to dig into the details:
Registration!
1. First, you sign up for a profile with beanstack. Make sure you register for the JFC Brunssum Library challenge (brunssumlibrary.beanstack.org)! There are multiple challenges out there, and the minutes you log for one challenge do not automatically carry over to other challenges.
2. Adults and teens are heavily encouraged to log their minutes read--you guys earn prizes too, including a chance to win one of our Grand Prizes!
3. For kids, parents will create their profile and then register their kids as readers under that profile. This allows the parents to log minutes and help keep track of everything.
4. If you run into any trouble, don't hesitate to come in, give us a call, or send an email. We'll be glad to assist!
Minutes!
1. What counts and doesn't count? Whatever way you choose to engage your mind in the art of reading, that's what counts. Do you enjoy the traditional chapter book? Perfect! Do you prefer graphic novels? Those absolutely count! Audiobooks? That's a great way to get minutes on the morning commute! We trust you to be reasonable about what counts.
2. Forgot to log your minutes or didn't register on day one? Not a problem! Beanstack will allow you to backlog your minutes up until the end of the challenge. Absolutely be sure to go back and log whatever minutes you know you read from June 1st onward, even if you started later.
3. Does it have to be English? No! Feel free to read whatever language you prefer--in fact, we encourage it!
Prizes!
1. You'll earn a milestone badge and be notified each time you earn a new prize in Beanstack. Once you've hit that milestone, come to the library (after the Kickoff Party) to pick up your prizes.
2. Prizes are while supplies last! Don't worry, we've tried to carefully order enough that our prizes should last, but even if we run out we'll make sure you won't leave empty handed. If there is a prize you really, really want though, don't delay!
3. Once you earn all of your milestone prizes, you'll start earning entries into the Grand Prize raffle. Each age group has their own grand prize. The more you read, the more tickets you'll earn, and the better your chances of winning.
4. This year, we will also have a separate raffle for those who attend each week's in-person activities and events. Each week you come in, you'll earn an entry into this extra raffle. This is a bonus on top of the other prizes!
5. Lastly, the reader in each age group with the most minutes at the end of the program will earn a special achievement prize recognizing their hard work and passion for reading. If you want to win this special recognition, make sure to read often! Last year's winners easily exceeded 10,000 minutes, so you'll need to do a lot of reading it you want the top spot!
