The Art of Reading
Join the Reading Challenge
Registration opens May 19. Track your reading starting June 1.
- Kids (ages 0 - 12) - submit each hour read for a total of 24 hours.
- Teens (ages 13 - 18) - submit each hour read for a total of 24 hours.
- Adults (ages 18+) - Submit each book read for a total of 4 books.
Along the way, earn digital badges for reading and for participating in fun summer activities.
How Do I Sign Up for Beanstack?
Sign up in the Beanstack Tracker or using the Beanstack app.
- New users will need to set up an account. A valid email address is required.
- Returning users can log in with their existing account information and sign up for the summer reading challenge.
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Incentives
Fun ways to keep reading all summer long!
- Kids will receive a badge and a color-on tote bag filled with bookmarks, crayons, and other engaging activities. Each additional time a child comes to the library they will receive a free book to keep them reading all summer.
- Teens will receive a water bottle sticker, a badge, and a free book.
- Adults will receive an enamel pin and a free book.
At the end of the summer there will be drawings to win tickets to ZooTampa and tech prizes such as AirPod Pro, Nintendo Switch Lite, Echo Show and more.
All prizes will be drawn Friday, August 1st. You will have until August 31, 2025 to claim prizes.
Reading with the Rays
To be eligible for more prizes, pick up your Reading with the Rays game card at your preferred library branch. Youth may keep track of their hours read both in Beanstack and on the Rays card. Throughout the summer after getting to each base, participants may bring their game card to pick up Reading with the Rays prizes at the libraries. Once the game card is completed, turn it into your local Suncoast Credit Union Branch to redeem a Minor Savings Voucher!
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Score Through Stories
The Tampa Bay Rowdies Football Club are proud to promote reading and literacy in the community through the Summer Reading Challenge. To be eligible for even more prizes, download your Score Through Stories game card from the Rowdies’ website. Once the game card is completed, contact the Rowdies for a chance to win Tampa Bay Rowdies Rowdies Football Club prizes.
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Share Your Story
This summer is a chance to connect and to share our stories.
Take a photo and tell us your summer library story when you:
- Earn an activity badge.
- Attend a library event.
- Read a book that you cannot put down.
Summer Slide
According to the Northwest Evaluation Association, school-year gains in reading and math may decrease as much as 20% to 50%. The library is here to help with 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and many more avenues for reading and learning. Take an entire bookshelf of titles with you everywhere you go.
Book Lists
Adventure Begins at Your Library
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Sunshine State Readers
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Summer Reading is in partnership with:
