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2023 Summer Reading Challenge

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Let’s get it ALL TOGETHER NOW this summer… and that may mean the possibility of winning some fabulous prizes, just by reading!

The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries are once again encouraging EVERYONE to read this summer as part of our annual Summer Reading Challenge!

The rules are simple…  Just read ten books (for kids, including babies!) or for four hours (for older kids, teens, and adults) and you are on your way to winning. See below for the many ways you can log and report your reading to us.

The fun has already started and runs through July 31, 2023.

HOW TO LOG YOUR READING

This summer we have two ways to log your reading: our new Beanstack Online Website and free mobile App, and good old-fashioned paper.

Beanstack

Beanstack allows you a quick way to log your reading, either online or through the Beanstack Tracker App, available for Apple  and Google Play You can create accounts for yourself and for your children, and you can enter your reading as an individual or your family.

BEANSTACK LOGIN

Paper

Good old paper! Some of us still love paper logs. You can pick up an individual or family log at your favorite library branch, or you can download an individual log or family log. Print these out, fill them out, then bring them back in to claim your prize!

INDIVIDUAL READING LOG
FAMILY READING LOG

COMPLETIONS MEAN PRIZES!

Once you have finished your ten books or four hours, come on into the Library! If you used a paper log, bring it with you… otherwise, we will look up your account in Beanstack.

Your first completion brings you a nice thank you gift from the Library – a new book for kids, water bottles and manicure pods for teens, and, for the grown-ups, your choice from stainless water bottles, book bags (with our new logo!), and more. And it gets you your first grand prize entry in our End-of-Summer Grand Prize Drawing for VISA gift cards and more!

But don’t stop there! Each additional completion earns you another Grand Prize Entry! You can enter once per week for up to 14 entries!

SUMMER PROGRAMS

GOLDENT TICKET TUESDAY returns May 30th

What could be better than coming to your library and getting prizes? Well that’s happening AGAIN on Tuesday May 30th… Golden Ticket Tuesday returns!

Visit your favorite branch of the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries during normal business hours that Tuesday. Come inside and show us your library card (or apply for a library card). Each card will receive their Summer Reading kit with reading logs, a fun prize or two, and their very own GOLDEN TICKET! Scratch off the ticket to see if you’re one of the lucky winners of a $50 VISA Gift Card.

Remember that there is only one starter kit per library card (or application), and you must be present to receive a kit. Offer is good only while supplies last, some come early! 

PROGRAMS GALORE!

YES, in-person programs are back and better than ever at your library! Come join us for a movie, a storytime, a book discussion, an exhibit or more! Be sure to check out our comprehensive Events calendar for a complete listing.

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS

ALL TOGETHER NOW… the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge is brought to you by the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries and is sponsored by AFLAC and the MUSCOGEE COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION.