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Join the Reading Challenge
Registration opens May 25. Track your reading starting June 1.
- Kids (ages 0 - 12) - submit each hour read for a total of 24 hours.
- Teens (ages 13 - 18) - submit each hour read for a total of 24 hours.
- Adults (ages 18+) - Submit each book read for a total of 4 books.
Along the way, earn digital badges for reading and for participating in fun summer activities.
How Do I Sign Up for Beanstack?
Sign up in the Beanstack Tracker or using the Beanstack app.
- New users will need to set up an account. A valid email address is required.
- Returning users can log in with their existing account information and sign up for the summer reading challenge.
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Incentives
Kids
Registration: coloring tote, coloring water pages
Midway: amazing game, "250" pencil
Final: books, badges, Sun Football Club stickers
Teens
Registration: water bottle sticker
Midway: phone stand, "250" water bottle sticker
Final: book, badge, Sun Football Club pencils
Adult
Registration: enamel pins
Midway: booklight, "250" magnetic bookmark
Final: book, badge, Sun Football Club pens
At the end of the summer there will be drawings to win tickets to ZooTampa and tech prizes such as AirPod Pro, Nintendo Switch Lite, Echo Show and more.
All prizes will be drawn Saturday, August 1st. You will have until August 31, 2025 to claim prizes.
Some incentives were gifted by the Tampa Bay Sun Football Club. 
Reading with the Rays
To be eligible for more prizes, pick up your Reading with the Rays game card at your preferred library branch. Youth may keep track of their hours read both in Beanstack and on the Rays card. Throughout the summer after getting to each base, participants may bring their game card to pick up Reading with the Rays prizes at the libraries. Once the game card is completed, turn it into your local Suncoast Credit Union Branch to redeem a Minor Savings Voucher!
Learn moreScore Through Stories
The Tampa Bay Rowdies Football Club are proud to promote reading and literacy in the community through the Summer Reading Challenge. To be eligible for even more prizes, download your Score Through Stories game card from the Rowdies’ website. Once the game card is completed, contact the Rowdies for a chance to win Tampa Bay Rowdies Rowdies Football Club prizes.
Learn moreBook Lists
Legendary Stories at Your Public Library
Sunshine State Readers
Summer Slide
According to the Northwest Evaluation Association, school-year gains in reading and math may decrease as much as 20% to 50%. The library is here to help with 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and many more avenues for reading and learning. Take an entire bookshelf of titles with you everywhere you go.
Summer Reading is in partnership with:
