Your goal is to read 1,000 minutes between June 1 and August 31.

You can track your time in different ways:

• picking up a reading log at your local library,
• printing a copy of the log from our website,
• or creating an account on our challenge site, Beanstack.

Children ages birth to 5 can take part by completing 50 early learning activities with an adult.

Read anything you want. This includes reading to someone else or listening to an audiobook.

People of all ages can take part in Summer Reading. This includes children who are not yet reading independently.

Pick up a reading log at your local library. The log will also be available in the May and June issues of ParentMap magazine.

After logging 500 minutes or more of reading or doing 25 early learning activities, you will receive a King County Library System Reader patch.

After logging 1,000 minutes of reading or doing 50 early learning activities, you will receive a King County Library System Reader journal.

Prizes are awarded courtesy of the King County Library System Foundation. They are available while supplies last.

Prizes will be available beginning July 1, while supplies last.

After logging 500 minutes or more of reading or doing 25 early learning activities, bring your log to your local library for a halfway prize.

When you reach 1,000 minutes or more of reading or 50 early learning activities, bring your log to your local library for a final prize.

Prizes are awarded courtesy of the King County Library System Foundation.

Yes! Use the Beanstack app to track your reading and earn badges for the whole family on your phone or tablet.

In the app you can:

• Track titles or minutes read. Record your time spent reading using the built-in timer. You can even track time or titles for two or more readers at once if you're reading together!
• Earn badges for the whole family.
• Scan ISBN barcodes to quickly add titles to your reading log.
• View the total time spent reading, average pages per hour, average time spent reading, and more.
• Manage family reading logs and view each participant's statistics.

To start tracking your Summer Reading experience in the app:

1. Register for Summer Reading online by creating a Beanstack account.
2. Download the Beanstack app from the Apple Store or on Google Play.
3. Open the app and tap 'Find Your Library or School' at the bottom of the screen. Search for and select King County Library System.
4. Sign into the app using your Beanstack account.
5. Tap the plus sign (+) at the bottom of the screen to begin adding time or titles to your reading log.

Yes, you can use Alexa to log your Summer Reading minutes.

Our Summer Reading challenge site, Beanstack, has an Alexa skill. Follow these steps to set up the skill on your Alexa-enabled device:

1. In the Alexa app, search for “Beanstack Tracker” in Skills and Games.
2. In Skill Settings, choose "Link account."
3. Search for ‘King County Library System’ or “KCLS” when prompted.
4. Click ‘Log In To Your Account.'
5. When you get the message "Beanstack Tracker has been successfully linked," you may exit the app.
6. Using Alexa, Say “Alexa, open Beanstack Tracker.”
7. Follow the prompts to log minutes for Summer Reading.

Beanstack allows families to track multiple readers in a single account. So, once you set it up, your whole family can use Alexa to log their minutes.

Do you have multiple Alexa devices at home? You can use the same Beanstack account across devices. Or, connect each device to a different account.

The Beanstack Tracker for Alexa only logs reading time or titles. It won't work for activity-based programs like Preschool Fun. To log completed activities you'll need to use the Beanstack app or website.