Frequently Asked Questions

Beanstack, the system we use for Summer Reading tracking allows you to use the same account year after year. We all know how difficult it is to remember which email we used, what our password is or whether we created an account at all, but we strongly encourage you to try to find your existing account instead of creating a duplicate account. Here are the options we suggest:

1. Try logging in. Enter your email and password here. Any luck?
2. Try "Forgot Your Password?" Enter your email address here.
   • A red error message means you did not register last year with that email address. Try another email address if you have one, or move on to step #3.
   • A green bar means you can check your email for password reset instructions and continue.
3. We would be happy to look you up on the staff side of the software. Just call 303-235-5275 or email ask@jeffcolibrary.org.
4. Is this your first time participating in Summer Reading? You can register for the first time here.

Once you are logged into the Summer Reading system, you will be asked to update each "Reader Profile" (member of your family) and prompted to enroll in this year's Library Summer Reading program.

Let us know if you have questions. 

Yes, we do! In the app store on your device, search for and install the "Beanstack tracker" app. Tap "Find your school or library." If you already registered on a computer, just sign in and start logging. Or select Sign Up and get the whole family registered.

When you are ready to begin logging, tap the plus sign. To log reading minutes or books completed, select Reading, and then select a Reader.

• To log minutes, search for a title or scan a barcode, select a recently logged title, or select Log Without a Title (the quickest). Enter the number of minutes you read.
• To log books finished, search for a title or scan a barcode, select Quick Complete. You can also select Log Without a Title and enter a total number of books read.

Your logging will be tracked whether you use the website or the app.

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Children ages 0 - 5 are eligible for our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, and children ages 5 - 12 are eligible for our 500 Books Before Middle School in addition to Summer Reading. All three programs are run in Beanstack. Be sure to count any reading in all applicable logs: track minutes for Summer Reading and track books for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and 500 Books Before Middle School.

To edit any of your reading minutes entries in the Beanstack website:

• Log into your account.
• Select the applicable reader in the top right.
• Click on Reading Log.
• Click on the reading session in the calendar.
• Click Edit or Remove next to the erroneous entry, then Save.

To edit any of your reading minutes entries in the Beanstack app:

• Open the Beanstack app and tap on the initials in the top right corner to select the correct reader.
• Tap on Log in the bottom menu, then select the reading session next to the date.
• Tap on the Reading Sessions tab, then tap the session you would like to edit.
• Tap the Pencil icon in the top right corner of the screen.
• Tap into the desired field (e.g., date, minutes, pages), enter the correct information, and then click Save. Or, to delete the session entirely , tap the trashcan icon in the top right corner of the screen, and then tap Delete on the pop-up message to confirm the deletion.

Click on the name in the top right corner, select your child from the drop-down, or click on Change Readers and then select your child. Click again on their name in the top corner, and then click on Edit Reader next to their name. Make any changes needed there, and click Save.

If you need to edit something in your main account, click the gear button at the top right, then click on Edit Account.

We will post the schools that are entered into the drawing on the School Contest page each week after the program kicks off on June 1.

Sometimes an account creator may want to share one of their readers with another account creator. For example, a parent may want to share a reader's profile with a teacher or another caregiver. In these cases, the reader is shared, meaning both account creators may take actions on the reader's profile, and are able to edit/update it collaboratively.

To share a reader, log in and toggle to the reader you want to share. Click on that reader's name and select Edit Reader. Scroll down to Share This Reader, enter the email address of the person you want to share with, then click Send. The person with whom the reader was shared will receive a message that the account creator wants to share this reader with them. They will be prompted to add their own account (if they do not have one), or enter a code to add this reader to an existing account.

You can expect an email from the system each time you earn a prize. If you opted in to JCPL emails, you will hear from us occasionally with information about events and services. You can always manage your email preferences by clicking Unsubscribe at the bottom of the JCPL emails.

No, those fields are optional, but if you want to use them, it is a great way to keep track of what you have read over the summer. Select Log Without a Title to simply enter minutes.