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Your goal is to read 1,000 minutes between June 1 and August 31.
You can track your time in different ways:
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:
To start tracking your Summer Reading experience in the app:
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:
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.
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