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Every summer when school lets out, the library offers a program of reading, events, and activities that encourage children to explore the fun of reading and keep their ability strong in this essential skill. Children, teens, and adults are welcome to join this free program.
It’s a relaxed program that works for everybody. Participation is simple.
1) Choose your summer challenge.
2) Read, learn, and play - and track your reading and activities. Check the Library Calendar for weekly Take-&-Make craft kits!
3) Complete the summer challenge online or on paper to be eligible for prizes.
Would you like to have more fun this summer? Do you want to read more, write more, or stretch to a new level? Sign up for the Summer 2021 Challenge online or on paper. You can get ideas, set your summer goals, and track your progress.
Pick up a paper log at your local library starting June 1, OR sign up for an online account on the Library's Beanstack site (more about Beanstack to the right).
Read at home, read in the park. Listen to audio books at home or in the car. Read to your dog or cat, read to your kids, your partner, your grandparents, or your friends - or read quietly by yourself. Think and talk about what you're reading and doing. Sing a song, share a song, write a song. Write a story, write a poem, write a grocery list. Play with your family and friends, play with sounds and words and stories. Celebrate life together.
Track your reading and activities either in Beanstack or on the paper log to complete your challenge.
When kids or teens complete their challenge, they can pick up a small prize at their local library, while supplies last. Visit your library by August 31 to claim your prize - turn in your paper log or tell staff you completed the challenge in Beanstack. At the Eureka Library, visit the desk in the children's room to claim your prize.
All readers who complete the challenge online or turn in their paper challenge log by Tuesday, August 31 will be entered in a prize drawing for a bundle of books and other treats. One prize will be awarded in mid-September for each of several age groups, including adults.
To get a chance of winning, be sure to include your name and phone number on the paper log (or include your email address and/or phone number in your Beanstack registration) so you can be notified if you win.
The Library is launching an online program called Beanstack to invite readers to track their reading, share reading logs and book reviews with friends, and complete reading and activity challenges.
Use the Beanstack Tracker app or the Humboldt County Library's Beanstack website to sign up for your family's Beanstack account and enroll your readers in challenges.
Try one or both options and see what you like best.
To get started, download the app from Google Play or the App Store.
Then, search in the app for Humboldt County Library (CA). There's a Humboldt County Library in Nevada, too, so look for our logo with the waves and the redwood tree to confirm you have the right library!
The HCL Beanstack site is now available!
The Humboldt County Library Beanstack site offers challenges year-round. Register for your account and start right away with the Annual Reading Challenge or the Discover Your Online Library Challenge. You can also pre-register for the Summer 2021 Challenge, which begins June 1.
This challenge invites each reader to set a daily reading goal - the number of books, minutes, or pages you plan to read.
For every day you meet your own goal, you log a day of reading.
The challenge also includes fun activities and short book reviews. You can even draw a picture or make a 30-second video about your favorite book to share!