2024 Library Summer Challenge: Where Adventure Begins

Challenge runs June 1 - July 31!

Discover a new adventure with Jefferson County Public Library's Summer Challenge, where learning is for everyone! Delve into an exciting journey to earn points and win prizes during the Library Summer Challenge.

Register to take new quests through daring reads, discover sensational interests, write inspiring stories and find new ways to keep adventure alive through all stages of life. Learning doesn't have to happen inside!

COMMUNITY GOAL

Thanks to you, we totaled 24,177,734 points for this year's Summer Challenge and donated $400 to our community partner, opens a new window, Outdoor Lab Foundation! Great job, adventurers!

How it Works

Learn the ins and outs of our Library Summer Challenge! Questions? Contact us at 303-235-5275 or explore our FAQs.

Register to Read and Achieve

With activities for all ages and interests, everyone can participate in the Library Summer Challenge!! Register yourself and your family to begin logging your activities and reading time starting June 1!

If you participated in last year's challenge, sign in with Beanstack using your account from last year. If this is your first time, create a new account. Register online by downloading the Beanstack app, visiting any full-service JCPL location or calling 303-235-5275.

Download the Beanstack Mobile App

The Beanstack mobile tracker app makes it easy to log your reading and activities!

  • Search for "Beanstack" in the app store on your device and install it.
  • Find Jefferson County Public Library.
  • Sign in or sign up for an account.
  • Use the reading timer to track your reading minutes. Make sure to mark which fun activities you've done, too!

Trouble logging in? Our FAQs can help you navigate signing into your account.

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Log Activities or Reading Sessions

Complete repeatable activities or record reading sessions June 1 through July 31 via Beanstack or by paper tracker.

  • 1 activity = 25 points
  • 1 minute of reading = 1 point

The last day to record your points for the Summer Challenge is August 17.

Download paper trackers and activity sheets, or pick them up at any full-service JCPL location!

You'll find dozens of additional activity suggestions in the Beanstack desktop mobile app, or check out our lineup of great summer events that all count toward this summer's goals!

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Your Library Summer Challenge progress helps our Jefferson County community!

The more points you earn, the more community members benefit! In partnership with Outdoor Lab, we'll be enriching the lives of sixth grade and high school students in Jefferson County.

For every 5 million points we earn as a group, we will donate $100 to Outdoor Lab (up to a maximum of $500) to support their great program!

JCPL's Progress:
24,177,734 points! That amounts to a $400 donation! Great job, adventurers!

Milestone 1:
5 Million Points = $100 award

Milestone 2:
10 Million Points = $200 award

Milestone 3:
15 Million Points = $300 award

Milestone 4:
20 Million Points = $400 award

Milestone 5:
25 Million Points = $500 award

Where Adventure Begins

Let adventure come alive this summer with these ideas for related reads, resources and activities for all ages!

Babies (0 - 2)

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Events for Babies

Staff Picks: Babies (0 -2)

Kids (3 - 11)

Staff Picks: Kids (3 -11)

Teens (12 - 18)

Staff Picks: Teens (12 - 18)

Adults (19+)

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Events for Adults

Staff Picks: Adults 19+

Teen Writing Contest

Teen Writing Contest

FAQs and More

FAQs

  • Beanstack, the system we use for Summer Challenge 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 the Summer Challenge? You can register for the first time here.

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

    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. 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, select Reading, then select a Reader, and then select a logging method for reading (Log Without a Title is the quickest).
    • To log an activity, select Activity, then select a Reader, tap on Activities and Challenges, and then tap on the green plus sign next to the activity that you accomplished.

    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 the Library Summer Challenge. All three programs are run in Beanstack. Be sure to count any reading you do with your children in their respective programs!

  • After you log into your account, click on the box in the top right with your name on it, and you will see an option to Add a Reader.

  • Click Sign In and click on Forgot Your Password. The system will send an email to you with instructions for resetting your password.

Learn How: Beanstack

Learn How: Beanstack

Learn how to track your reading process on Beanstack with help from Niche Academy.

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