Summer Reading has started, but there’s still time to sign-up and win some great prizes!
The program is free and ANYONE can sign up! You do not need to be a Villa Park Public Library cardholder to participate.
Imagine Your Story this year with Summer Reading! We’re re-imagining summer with a brand-new way to participate called Beanstack. This is a fun, free, easy-to-use online program, also available as an app for iOS or Android devices. We are launching the 2020 Summer Reading program online on Saturday, May 30. Get ready to start tracking reading and activities, collecting badges, and earning drawing tickets. All are welcome to join, from babies to seniors, and enjoy the reading challenge this summer!
Join the Summer Reading Challenge 2020: Imagine Your Story
We have a Summer Reading Program for everyone! This year, for the first time ever, all Summer Reading Programs at the library are entirely online. We are thrilled to offer this to our patrons using Beanstack! This reading website and app enables readers to track progress through books, minutes, and activities, and earn virtual badges and tickets in the process. These virtual badges can be redeemed for prizes and entries for drawing prizes.
All are welcome to sign up.
Beanstack allows you to join reading challenges like the Summer Reading Program, and track your reading progress and activities at the Villa Park Public Library. Earn digital badges by logging books, tracking reading time, and doing activities, as well as book prizes and tickets for entry in prize drawings.
Advantages of Beanstack
- Join and participate in all library Reading Programs without required sign-up and check-ins at library
- No more keeping track of paper logs
- Adults can create a family account, and sign up each reader for a program for their age group
- Track reading for multiple readers in your account at the same time
- Access your account anywhere, at any time, from a mobile device with the Beanstack Tracker app
Download the Beanstack App
How Does It Work?
1. Create a Beanstack account. You can go to the Beanstack website or download the app onto a mobile device from the App Store (for iOS devices) or Google Play Store (for Android devices) . You will need a phone number and email address to create the account. You may sign up other members of your household after you create your account.
If you need assistance, please contact us at:
Online Chat: Use the popup in the bottom right corner of our website to live chat with library staff.
Email: ask@vppl.info
By phone: (630) 834-1164
2. All of the programs which you are eligible for will appear on your welcome screen. Select an option, and click “Register for this Challenge”. Remember to do this for all of the readers on your account.
- On the Beanstack website: Readers in your account will appear in a drop-down box on the upper left-hand corner of your screen.
- On the Beanstack Tracker App: Select the icon in the upper right-hand corner. From there, select Readers.
3. Track your reading and activities using the Beanstack website or Beanstack tracker app.
Program Details
Tiny Tots (FOR: Babies + Toddlers)
Read books and do fun activities!
When you read 15 books and complete 10 activities, you’ll earn a book voucher and a ticket to enter into the prize drawings.
Keep reading, and you’ll earn more tickets to enter the prize drawings!
NOTE: If you are already participating in the year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, you can count all of your reading for both programs. We will add the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to Beanstack in the near future.
Read to Me (FOR: children entering Preschool-Grade 2)
Track your reading time and do activities!
When you reach your reading goal of 10 hours and complete 5 activities, you’ll earn a book voucher and a ticket to enter into the prize drawings.
Keep reading and doing activities, and you’ll earn more tickets to enter the prize drawings!
NOTE: If you are already participating in the year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, you can count all of your reading for both programs. We will add the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program to Beanstack in the near future.
Elementary (FOR: children entering Grades 3-5)
Track your reading time and do activities!
When you reach your reading goal of 12½ hours and complete 5 activities, you’ll earn a book voucher and a ticket to enter into the prize drawings.
Keep reading and doing activities, and you’ll earn more tickets to enter the prize drawings!
Teen (FOR: youth entering Grades 6-12)
Track your reading time and do activities!
When you reach your reading goal of 15 hours, complete 5 activities, and one book review, you’ll earn a book voucher and a ticket to enter into the prize drawings.
Keep reading, doing activities, and writing book reviews, and you’ll earn more tickets to enter the prize drawings!
Adult Summer Reading
Minutes Reading Challenge: Every 2 hours of time spent reading will earn you a logging badge, but you can log any amount of time (minutes or hours) and it will continue to add up. Read 20 hours and submit 3 reviews over the course of the summer to earn all required badges and complete the Summer Reading Challenge.
Earn extra badges and drawing tickets when you keep logging books past the completion badge.
Books Reading Challenge: Each unique book title will award you one logging badge. Read 5 books and submit 3 reviews over the course of the summer to earn all required badges and complete the Summer Reading Challenge.
Earn extra badges and drawing tickets when you keep logging books past the completion badge.
Summer Reading Prizes
Details of Drawing Prizes for programs can be found in your Beanstack account when you earn tickets to enter the prize drawings.
Youth Prizes
Over a dozen fabulous prizes, including: books, games, toys, gift cards, an Amazon Kindle Fire, and more!
Adult Prizes
A variety of gift cards to local businesses, including Crazy Pour, Pioneer Garden & Feed, Hi-View Restaurant, Tyton Games, and more!
Youth Programs Book Vouchers for Summer Reading Challenge Completion:
The timeline and plan for distribution of book prizes is currently in development. We want everyone to be able to receive their reward book and do so in a way that works for them. Please check our website and eNewsletter (subscribe here) for updates. We will contact (by phone or email) those who have earned book voucher rewards to arrange book prize selection and distribution as needed.